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LA and San Diego join list of California school closings
LOS ANGELES - California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will close starting March 16 because of the coronavirus threat, officials announced Friday. The decision was announc...
Mar 13, 2020
PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...
Mar 13, 2020
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA - The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several Ame...
Mar 13, 2020
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
Tyson Andrykew elected Kamloops Chamber president
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has elected its new board of directors.Tyson Andrykew of Sandman Hotels has been elected Kamloops Chamber of Commerce president. The past president was Josh...
Mar 13, 2020 Tyson Andrykew (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
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
Provincial approval moves Saanich, B.C., closer to plastic bag ban
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has reviewed and approved a bylaw proposed by the District of Saanich that will allow the Victoria-area suburb to eliminate single-use plastic groc...
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
