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Red Bull's Marko says he proposed F1 coronavirus camp
VIENNA - Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has proposed holding a training camp where Formula One drivers could get infected by the new coronavirus - an idea rejected by the team. Marko told Au...
Mar 30, 2020
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak
MINSK, Belarus - With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open. ...
Mar 30, 2020
Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
LOS ANGELES - Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on "All My Children" and also starring on other soaps including "Days of Our Lives," "Santa Barbara" and "Falcon Crest," has died. He w...
Mar 30, 2020
City at centre of China's virus outbreak gradually revives
WUHAN, China - Shopkeepers in the city at the centre of China's virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens o...
Mar 30, 2020
Spain passes China in infections; Trump extends US lockdown
MADRID - In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Spain on Monday became the thi...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 - almost exactl...
Mar 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on March 30, 2020: There are 6,320 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,840 confirmed (includ...
Mar 30, 2020
Wage subsidies and wider lanes; In The News for March 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 30 ... &nb...
Mar 30, 2020
Crucial details of Ottawa's proposed wage subsidy program expected today
OTTAWA - Businesses and employees across Canada reeling from the COVID-19 crisis are expected to hear more about Ottawa's proposed wage subsidy program today. When the federal government announce...
Mar 30, 2020
Calgary blocks traffic lanes to help pathway users maintain two-metre separation
CALGARY - Fans of a decision by Calgary officials to block off some traffic lanes to give pedestrians and cyclists extra room for social distancing hope others cities will follow suit. ...
Mar 30, 2020