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Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19
A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: - NHL suspends 2019-20 season impacting seven Canadian teams in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, To...
Mar 12, 2020
Territories prepare for coronavirus with limited health facilities
Arctic governments are bracing for the potential impact of the novel coronavirus in far-flung, isolated communities. No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nunavut, the Northwest Territ...
Mar 12, 2020
Coachella festival postponed as concerts grapple with virus
The uber-popular Coachella music festival has been postponed from its usual two-weekend-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing coronavirus. The festival's producer Goldenvoice made ...
Mar 12, 2020
Israel's Netanyahu calls for emergency government with rival
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the formation of an emergency government with his chief rival to confront a growing crisis over the coronavirus, offering a...
Mar 12, 2020
Canadian, U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft off Alaskan coast
OTTAWA - U.S. and Canadian fighter jets have intercepted and escorted two Russian reconnaissance planes flying off the coast of Alaska, only days after Canada's top general described Russia as the gre...
Mar 12, 2020
Canada to continue immigration increases, Mendicino announces
OTTAWA - The federal government is continuing with slight increases to the number of immigrants Canada will accept over the next three years. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino released the ...
Mar 12, 2020
Driver who crashed into his own North Shore home was likely drunk: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A suspected drunk driver crashed into his own home on the North Shore Wednesday night (Mar. 11).According to Kamloops RCMP, the incident happened at about 5:45 p.m. at a home in the 200-blo...
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AP source: UEFA to decide on plan to postpone Euros a year
UEFA is nearing a decision to postpone the European Championship by a year to 2021 as the continent grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated...
Mar 12, 2020
Five of the most pressing questions about Trump's European travel ban
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is closing America's borders to foreign nationals who recently spent time in Europe, a dramatic step that illustrates both the severity of the global outbreak of COVID-1...
Mar 12, 2020
Ethics watchdog dismisses conflict-of-interest allegation against ex-PCO boss
OTTAWA - The federal ethics commissioner says there is no reason to believe former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick broke the conflict-of-interest law during the SNC-Lavalin affair. In a report Tue...
Mar 12, 2020
