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Canada calls off upcoming men's and women's international soccer matches
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has called off international friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago and Australia in March and April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadian men were slated to host Trinid...
Mar 13, 2020
Impact president Kevin Gilmore not sure what revamped sked will look like
Montreal Impact president/CEO Kevin Gilmore is in wait-and-see mode. Gilmore says Major League Soccer is trying to determine if the schedule will be condensed or if the end-of-season date will be push...
Mar 13, 2020
Toronto Arrows adjust to new sports reality as Major League Rugby goes on hiatus
TORONTO - Like many North American sports teams, the Toronto Arrows woke up Friday and wondered what's next. Major League Rugby has joined other leagues in suspending play for 30 days because of&...
Mar 13, 2020
Mormons to hold major conference without attendees
SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because o...
Mar 13, 2020
Politics in the time of COVID-19: campaigns in Canada, U.S. pivot amid outbreak
WASHINGTON - The glad-handing, confetti-and-skimmer-hat spirit of North American retail politics is on a collision course with the realities of life in a pandemic. In both Canada and th...
Mar 13, 2020
NewsAlert:Quebec to shut schools, universities, daycares for two weeks
Quebec is closing all schools, junior colleges, universities and daycare centres in the province for two weeks beginning Monday to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Premier Francois Legault is also ...
Mar 13, 2020
Veteran defensive lineman Lemon surprised to still be a CFL free agent
TORONTO - Shawn Lemon never figured to be in this position. After registering a 20 combined sacks the past two seasons with Toronto and B.C., the veteran defensive lineman was expected to generat...
Mar 13, 2020
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to a post Friday on his official Facebook profile. He travelled to Florida last weekend and di...
Mar 13, 2020
CFL announces its 2020 Touchdown Atlantic game in Halifax has been sold out
TORONTO - The CFL's 2020 edition of Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout, with all 10,000 tickets currently available purchased. The CFL made the announcement Wednesday, a day after tickets to the July 25 ...
Mar 13, 2020
Olympic wrestling qualifier going ahead in Ottawa without spectators
OTTAWA - An Olympic wrestling qualifier in Ottawa is still going ahead, but is now closed to spectators. United World Wrestling and Wrestling Canada Lutte announced in a release that the Pan-American ...
Mar 13, 2020