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Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk will pay part-time arena staff during pandemic
The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff impacted by the suspension of the NHL season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senators were th...
Mar 17, 2020
As pandemic turns politics inside out, questions swirl around Democratic race
WASHINGTON - Movie theatres are shuttered, schools and universities unnervingly quiet, businesses and borders are turning people away and North America is bracing for the worst as the urgenc...
Mar 17, 2020
B.C. confirms 83 new cases of COVID-19, declares public health emergency
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia has nearly doubled.Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer reported 83 new confirmed cases in B.C. including five additional...
Mar 17, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a near-doubling of cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia on Tuesday, March 17. (CBC)
Russian author, political activist Limonov dies at 77
MOSCOW - Eduard Limonov, a Russian author and political activist known for his poignant and controversial writings, died on Tuesday. He was 77. Limonov's death was announced by the Other Russia politi...
Mar 17, 2020
Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...
Mar 17, 2020
Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack. A jury at Lo...
Mar 17, 2020
Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools to remain closed following spring break
NANAIMO - Students of schools in the Nanaimo and Ladysmith area aren't going to be attending classes any time soon.The province announced Tuesday all schools in the public education K-12 system will r...
Mar 17, 2020 School District 68 students will have an extended spring break as a precaution to the COVID-19 outbreak. (NLPS)
Auto workers union presses companies to close US factories
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading coronavirus. But union President Rory Ga...
Mar 17, 2020
Canada's Pospisil facing uncertainty of ATP season among COVID-19 outbreak
Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Monday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...
Mar 17, 2020
Thousands of doctors, nurses answer call to help with COVID-19 effort
MONTREAL - A mother with two children at home, offering to work on evenings and weekends. A senior citizen, hoping to correct misinformation about COVID-19. A newly retired nurse, calling up...
Mar 17, 2020