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Canadian Nicholas Latifi's Formula One debut remains very much in limbo
Canadian Nicholas Latifi's long-awaited Formula One debut is in limbo. The 24-year-old Montreal native was scheduled to drive for Williams in the season-opening Australian Gra...
Mar 12, 2020
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancelled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus -...
Mar 12, 2020
Military concerned about Chinese access to networks as Huawei decision looms
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says he is worried about anything that would give China easier access to the Canadian military's computer networks, but says there are ways to manage any sec...
Mar 12, 2020
U of S to “operate as usual,” considers remote classes
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) issued a statement Wednesday afternoon on the "quickly evolving COVID-19" situation.In a release by University Communications, the U of S says they're focused o...
Mar 12, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
CHL, WHL and Raiders all have their seasons paused to COVID-19
As expected, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has postponed all operations due to COVID-19 "until further notice." The CHL announced all three of its leagues, including the Western Hockey League, the ...
Mar 12, 2020 The CHL has suspended their season because of COVID-19. (Canadian Hockey League/Twitter)
March Madness: Conferences scrap tourneys; NCAAs in doubt
The NCAA has cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The...
Mar 12, 2020
MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. Opening day ...
Mar 12, 2020
Some of world's best ice dancers based in Montreal to skate in online show
Montreal ice dance coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon are giving figure skating fans something to watch. A day after the 2020 world figure skating championships in Montreal were cancelle...
Mar 12, 2020
Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall cancel performances
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera has cancelled performances and rehearsals through March 31 because of the coronavirus. The move was announced Thursday, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump anno...
Mar 12, 2020
Hollywood shuts down, Broadway goes dark to curb virus cases
NEW YORK - The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, cancelling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and elimin...
Mar 12, 2020
