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Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday that he made the decision to conduct both th...
Mar 11, 2020
Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay
LOS ANGELES - The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night television and far beyond to the series "Survivor" in Fiji. "The Tonight Show" and other late-ni...
Mar 11, 2020
Curling provincials at the SSFA 55+ Games wrap up in P.A.
The curling provincials for the 2020 Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association 55+ Games wrapped up on Wednesday at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Centre. Here are the top three teams for each of th...
Mar 11, 2020 Ken Dornstauder gleefully watches a guard slide into place during the curling provincials at the 2020 Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association 55+ Games. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Passengers on last flight into Canada from Rome talk of empty city
MONTREAL - Travellers arrived on the last Air Canada flight from Rome to Montreal today talking about an empty city that felt under siege from the novel coronavirus. Doris Hamelin and her husband...
Mar 11, 2020
Criminal case against top military judge collapses, charges withdrawn
OTTAWA - The criminal case against Canada's top military judge has collapsed. The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing all four charges against chief milit...
Mar 11, 2020
Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Emmert said in a statement Wedne...
Mar 11, 2020
Canadian teen Thorsteinson eager to face big league bats in game against Jays
Canadian teenager Justin Thorsteinson wants to be challenged whenever he steps on a mound. If that means facing the most feared hitters in the Blue Jays lineup, he'll take it - gladly. Thorsteins...
Mar 11, 2020
Team Silvernagle and P.A.'s Thevenot part ways, Lawton leaves
After their second Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Robyn Silvernagle did some reshuffling. They parted ways with lead Kara Thevenot, who is from Prince Albert."Kara is hoping to continue playing a...
Mar 11, 2020 Team Silvernagle made an announcement on Wednesday. (Team Silvernagle/ Facebook)
Administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid outbreak
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 federal tax deadline for some taxpayers in a bid to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy. T...
Mar 11, 2020
CFL regional, national combines to go ahead amid concerns over COVID-19 spread
TORONTO - The CFL announced Wednesday it's going ahead with its regional combines as well as its national combine in Toronto as worries over the spread of COVID-19 caused the cancellation of sporting ...
Mar 11, 2020
