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Tokyo Olympics could cut 'extras' in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC said Thursday they will cut some of the extras out of next year's postponed games, an attempt to limit what is expected to be billions of dollars in added expenses...
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 precaution sees most fires banned in Nanaimo, province
NANAIMO - The Coastal Fire Centre, along with other fire districts across B.C. are implementing new fire regulations effective Thursday, April 16.Beginning at noon, most fires will be banned in Britis...
Apr 16, 2020 The BC Government is prohibiting most fire types ahead of the summer to limit human caused fires during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Needpix)
US job losses mount as economic pain deepens worldwide
WASHINGTON - The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to more than 20 million in just four weeks, an unprecedented collapse fueling widening protests and propell...
Apr 16, 2020
RBC Canadian Open in mid-June is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open, one of the jewels of the national sports calendar, was cancelled Friday as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA Tour announced the cancellation of the tourn...
Apr 16, 2020
Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19
A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: OLYMPICS - 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021. HOCKEY - NHL suspends 2...
Apr 16, 2020
Leading in pandemic becomes part of audition for Biden's VP
CHICAGO - California Sen. Kamala Harris is raising money for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while speaking out about the disproportionate number of African Americans with COVID-...
Apr 16, 2020
US home construction collapsed 22.3% in March
U.S. home-building activity collapsed in March as the coronavirus spread, with housing starts tumbling 22.3% from a month ago. The Commerce Department said Thursday that ground breakings occurred last...
Apr 16, 2020
'Dreary summer' expected in California as virus dims plans
LOS ANGELES - In these dark times, clouded by fears of an enemy we can't see and sheltered in homes we're itching to leave, it's reassuring to know that California's sunsets over the Pacific are just ...
Apr 16, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): --- 6:50 a.m. The Toronto Transit Commission says 38 of its bus drivers refused work on Wednesday over safety concerns re...
Apr 16, 2020
Athletes, teams, celebs are 'All In' to feed hungry
With factories closed, tens of millions out of work and a recession looming because of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes, teams, entertainers and business leaders are donating prized possessions in r...
Apr 16, 2020