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Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns
SASKATOON - The Juno Awards have been cancelled over concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. The show, which celebrates Canadian music, was to take place Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, ...
Mar 12, 2020
Muskrat Falls report slams executives, politicians for failing N.L. residents
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The commissioner leading an inquiry into the troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project says past provincial governments failed to protect the residents of Newfoundland and Labrad...
Mar 12, 2020
Manitoba confirms first case of COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Manitoba has announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says a woman who recently travelled to the Philippines has tested positive for coronavirus. He s...
Mar 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 11:25 p.m. Health officials in northern Ontario have confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus in ...
Mar 12, 2020
Toronto FC cancels practice, awaits word on what's next from Major League Soccer
Toronto FC cancelled training Thursday and sent its players home, while awaiting word on what's next from Major League Soccer in the wake of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The players were at BMO Fiel...
Mar 12, 2020
Canada loses another world championship as figure skating event cancelled
For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. One week before the start of competition, Quebec officials on...
Mar 12, 2020
China, Russia interfering with Canadian affairs, watchdog report says
OTTAWA - A national security-and-intelligence watchdog says China and Russia are meddling in Canada's affairs. In a report today, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians s...
Mar 12, 2020
ISU issues strict requirements for attending world figure skating champs
The International Skating Union sent out strict requirements for attending next week's world figure skating championships in Montreal amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. Media, officials, skater...
Mar 12, 2020
NHL teams held off ice for skates, practices
All NHL clubs have been advised not to conduct morning skates, practices or team meetings today. The NHL says it will have an announcement later today about the future of its season. More coming. The ...
Mar 12, 2020
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
LONDON - A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant i...
Mar 12, 2020