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MLS tempers season expectations, says return in mid-May is extremely unlikely
TORONTO - Major League Soccer conceded Tuesday that a return to play in mid-May is "extremely unlikely," as is fitting in the entire season. Like many leagues, the North American soccer circuit announ...
Apr 14, 2020
NHL extends self-quarantine recommendation through April 30 due to COVID-19
NEW YORK - The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for an additional 15 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league announced Tuesday that the recommendation, which applies to player...
Apr 14, 2020
Conservatives' Scheer urges all-party deal to keep Parliament going safely
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling for all the federal parties to strike a deal on a safe way for Parliament to meet. Without one, business is scheduled to resume as norma...
Apr 14, 2020
AP Source: Obama to endorse Biden in video on Tuesday
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama plans to endorse Joe Biden in a video on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party's biggest fundraiser and one ...
Apr 14, 2020
Florida judge: Get out of bed, get dressed for Zoom hearings
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida judge has one request for attorneys showing up for court hearings via Zoom: Get out of bed and put on some clothes! Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Bailey made the plea ...
Apr 14, 2020
Sunshine, above-average temps feature in Nanaimo's long term forecasts
NANAIMO - It's set to be a long time before umbrellas and other wet-weather gear is needed in the mid-Island region.The year's first extended period of warm, sunny weather is expected to last through ...
Apr 14, 2020 Nanaimo and most of Vancouver Island is set for a extended stretch of warm, sunny weather. (Wikimedia Commons)
Compared to U.S., Canada's COVID-19 response a case study in political civility
WASHINGTON - In the time of the novel coronavirus, Canada and the United States seem to be playing to type: the friendly apologizers of the Great White North coming together against a common enem...
Apr 14, 2020
Tour de France called off amid virus, no new dates set
PARIS - After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world's most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of ...
Apr 14, 2020
Tokyo has no 'Plan B' for another Olympic postponement
TOKYO - There is no "Plan B" for the Olympics if they need to be postponed again because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo organizers said Tuesday. Masa Takaya, the spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics, ...
Apr 14, 2020
Singer Jon Bon Jovi asks kindergartners to 'Do What You Can'
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - A Florida kindergarten teacher took his virtual classroom to new levels on Monday when rock icon Jon Bon Jovi popped in on a writing lesson about life in the coronavirus qua...
Apr 14, 2020