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Olympic torch relay goes on; Tokyo seeks crowd 'restraint'
Tokyo Olympic organizers are pushing ahead with the Japanese leg of the torch relay despite the threat of the spreading coronavirus. The Olympic flame, which is due to arrive on Friday from Greece, is...
Mar 17, 2020
Scratched: Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus
The Kentucky Derby was postponed until September on Tuesday, the latest rite of spring in sports to be struck by the new coronavirus along with the Masters, March Madness and baseball season. The Derb...
Mar 17, 2020
Scratched: Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus
The Kentucky Derby was postponed from May to September on Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. Churchill Downs officials said the race will move from May 2 to Sept. 5, marking the first time i...
Mar 17, 2020
How will NCAA recoup millions from lost tournament?
The NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men's Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with CBS and Turner that runs ...
Mar 17, 2020
Brady leaving Patriots, says 'football journey' is elsewhere
Tom Brady, the centerpiece of the New England Patriots' championship dynasty over the past two decades, is poised to leave the only football home he has ever had. The 42-year-old six-time Super Bowl w...
Mar 17, 2020
P.A. city facilities remain open despite COVID-19 concerns
Amid closures in other municipalities including Saskatoon and Melfort, city facilities in Prince Albert remain open, although top city officials caution that given the fast changing situation, new mea...
Mar 17, 2020 Fire Chief Kris Olsen spoke to reporters on Friday from the Emergency Operations Centre now operational on the second floor of City Hall. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Quebec warns no emergency shelters for spring flooding amid COVID-19 outbreak
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister is warning that due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the province will not be able to open emergency shelters in the event of spring flooding. Genevieve ...
Mar 17, 2020
Ontario declares state of emergency
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, theatres, libraries and banning public events...
Mar 17, 2020
Volkswagen to close Europe plants for two weeks
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen said Tuesday it would close most of its European plants for two weeks due to uncertainty about demand for cars and supplies of parts amid the virus outbreak and said it wasn't p...
Mar 17, 2020
India's stringent virus testing criteria may mask toll
NEW DELHI - A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India's capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic's referral for a coronavirus test. She was turned away. Indian au...
Mar 17, 2020
