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International traveller is 1st case of new virus in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine - A woman in her 50s who travelled internationally is the first person in Maine to test positive for the new coronavirus after voluntarily isolating herself and reporting to a hospital ...
Mar 12, 2020
CFL announces the cancellation of its regional, national combines
TORONTO - The CFL has cancelled its regional and national combines in the wake of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The league made the announcement Thursday. "At our very core, we are about bringing peo...
Mar 12, 2020
Hoback suspends face-to-face service on Coronavirus concerns
Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is temporarily closing his Prince Albert and Nipawin offices to face-to-face service in response to the novel Coronavirus. Matters will be handled by phone, email and vid...
Mar 12, 2020 P.A. MP Randy Hoback is self-monitoring his own health situation. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Major League Rugby joins other leagues in suspending play for 30 days
TORONTO - Major League Rugby joined other leagues Thursday in suspending play for 30 days because of COVID-19 outbreak. The 12-team North American league has already played five rounds of ma...
Mar 12, 2020
World Cup cross-country event in Canmore cancelled
CANMORE, Alta. - A World Cup cross-country ski event scheduled for next week in Canmore, Alta., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The FIS, the world governing body for skiing, annou...
Mar 12, 2020
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
Carlton senior signs with Blue Devils
Prince Albert's Alex Soyko has a big move coming up.The 18-year-old Carlton senior accepted a scholarship at University of King's College in Halifax, and will play basketball next season for the Blue ...
Mar 12, 2020 Crusaders guard Alex Soyko catches a stretch pass during the Kelly Smith Invitational Tournament on Saturday at Ecole St. Mary. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
