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Tokyo Paralympics may be postponed, but Gavel's looking at the big picture
With the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games being postponed during this COVID-19 pandemic, Erica Gavel's second Paralympic games appearance is in limbo. Gavel is on Team Canada's Senior Wo...
Mar 26, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are postponed, and that leaves athletes like Prince Albert's Erica Gavel waiting for answers. (Canadian Paralympic Committee)
Canada in talks with the U.S. to avoid troops at the border
WASHINGTON - Canada is discouraging the United States from sending American soldiers to the border to intercept illegal migrants who could spread the COVID-19 contagion, Prime Minister ...
Mar 26, 2020
Hockey gear manufacturer Bauer gets green light to make visors for medical staff
MONTREAL - Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer says it has received government authorization to produce protective gear for medical staff and first responders. The company says it has modifie...
Mar 26, 2020
Hockey gear manufacturer Bauer gets green light to make visors for medical staff
MONTREAL - Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer says it has received government authorization to produce protective gear for medical staff and first responders. The company says it has modifie...
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 presents new challenges for families of Iran plane crash victims
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting new challenges for the already-frustrated families of 55 Canadians who were killed when their plane was shot down by Iran in January. Hamed Esmaeilion is a...
Mar 26, 2020
German clubs pledge cash for clubs struggling for revenue
DSSELDORF, Germany - Four German soccer clubs have pledged a combined 20 million euros ($21.9 million) to support other teams struggling to stay afloat after games in the country were suspended becaus...
Mar 26, 2020
Royals new owner patiently awaiting rescheduled opening day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The morning dawned bright and sunny over Kauffman Stadium, just to the east of downtown Kansas City. The outfield grass was a perfectly manicured ocean of green, the infield dirt br...
Mar 26, 2020
IndyCar goes virtual racing as it waits to get back on track
IndyCar isn't sure when it can get its cars on track to officially start the season. For now, the series will follow the lead of other racing leagues and go virtual. IndyCar's first iRacing event will...
Mar 26, 2020
China bars most foreigners to curb imported virus cases
BEIJING - China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering the country as it seeks to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases. The foreign ministry announced late Thursday that...
Mar 26, 2020
Alleged vehicle thief back behind bars
Less than four days after being released from custody, a man from Sturgeon Lake First Nation is facing a long list of new charges.Leroy Daniels, 25, was arrested on March 19, in connection to a vehicl...
Mar 26, 2020 RCMP said a truck was stolen from the Driftwood Trailer Court on March 19. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
