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Canadian curling continues to get hammered by novel coronavirus cancellations
Brad Gushue's curling team will not wear the Maple Leaf in Scotland and Canada has lost more world championships because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The World Curling Federation canc...
Mar 14, 2020
Raptors "travel party" tests negative for coronavirus after contact with Jazz
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have received a clean bill of health. All players and staff received negative results from their COVID-19 tests, the team said in a statement on Saturday. "Those who...
Mar 14, 2020
Canada's Olympic champ Wiebe, teammate Lappage book their Tokyo tickets
OTTAWA - Canada's Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe has booked her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old from Stittsville, Ont., won her semifinal bout at 76 kilograms at the Pan-American...
Mar 14, 2020
Restricting crowd mandate means art centres have to cancel events
Art Centres across the province have been forced to cancel their events due to COVID-19. After the government of Saskatchewan restricted gatherings of 250 people or more, events that would see these t...
Mar 14, 2020 Events has been cancelled at art centres across the province. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert Music Festival cancel remaining events
The Prince Albert Music Festival has decided to cancel the remaining festival activities.According to an email statement, the Music Festival Association hopes to hold an event later to celebrate Princ...
Mar 14, 2020 (Prince Albert Music Festival/Facebook)
Woodbine racetracks closing to general public for minimum of two weeks
TORONTO - Woodbine Mohawk Park and Woodbine Racetrack will be closed to the general public starting tomorrow for a minimum of two weeks. Woodbine Entertainment, which operates the two racetracks, made...
Mar 14, 2020
Buettner can lift more than you; set unofficial world records at nationals
It may not be official just yet, but nobody in Jessica Buettner's weight class can lift more than her.At the 2020 Canadian Powerlifting Union Nationals in Winnipeg at the beginning of the month, Buett...
Mar 14, 2020 Jessica Buettner is known for her high-jumping celebrations. (Submitted photo/Jessica Buettner)
5th Annual Doctor's Gala postponed
The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) has postponed the 5th Annual Mann Northway Doctor's Gala scheduled for April 18 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.A media release from the VHF said they had no choice b...
Mar 14, 2020 Dr. Lalita Malhotra and her late husband Dr. Tilak Malhotra were going to be celebrated at the annual Doctor's Gala in April. (Submitted photo/ VHF)
Peer harm reduction workers move to unionize in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - When the overdose crisis struck British Columbia four years ago, Dave Apsey was among a small group of people in a unique position to respond. As a drug user who helped open a needle excha...
Mar 14, 2020
As central banks intervene to calm markets, few see solution
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank moved Thursday to try to calm financial markets and restore some degree of confidence. It didn't quite work. The central banks are facing...
Mar 14, 2020
