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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

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

Volleyball suspended amid COVID-19 concerns
In light of the ongoing concern resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in support of suggested recommendations from health authorities regarding avoiding large group and crowded public activit...
Mar 13, 2020 PA Optimist Toppers U15 squad in Saskatoon on Jan. 26, 2020. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

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