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Amid medical-supplies scramble, pandemic highlights new perils to free trade
WASHINGTON - "America First" rhetoric and disdain for free trade are old news in the Donald Trump era, but with countries in a life-or-death scramble to stockpile gowns, ...
Mar 31, 2020
NHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15
The NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15 and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that back even further. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly ...
Mar 31, 2020
Q&A: What do Canadian athletes face when trodding an unknown path to Tokyo 2020
The countdown clock has been reset. Canada pushed for postponements of the Tokyo Games and got them. The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will now open July 23 and Aug. 24 respectively...
Mar 31, 2020
'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19
The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called "...
Mar 31, 2020
John Herdman prepares for the future, looks for silver lining in COVID-19 cloud
John Herdman had planned to be coaching the Canadian men's soccer team against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Langford, B.C. Instead he was in his Vancouver-area home, working on a weekend coa...
Mar 31, 2020
'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19
The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called "...
Mar 31, 2020
'America's Test Kitchen' has the recipe to hit season 20
LOS ANGELES - There are cooking shows hosted by celebrities, some of whom may know a fricassee from a frittata, and shows that feature arrogant chefs and bad cooks. There's an upcoming digital series ...
Mar 31, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP see uptick in commercial, vehicle 'smash and grabs' during COVID-19 shutdown
NANAIMO - Local police say the number of smash and grabs from vehicles and businesses in increasing. A business on Fifth St. was vandalized on Tuesday, March 24 by having its front window smashed in. ...
Mar 31, 2020 Downtown Nanaimo is empty and shops are boarded up as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Junior Mohns is blazing his own path in football as a successful coach
Jason Mohns is proving to be a chip off the old block. The 38-year-old son of former CFL official Greg Mohns is blazing his own path as the head coach at Saguaro High School in Sco...
Mar 31, 2020
Junior Mohns is blazing his own path in football as a successful coach
Jason Mohns is proving to be a chip off the old block. The 38-year-old son of former CFL official Greg Mohns is blazing his own path as the head coach at Saguaro High School in Sco...
Mar 31, 2020