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As feds help businesses, charities seek help to keep services running
OTTAWA - Canada's charities say they have begun laying off staff and their services, which are usually in high demand during economic downturns, are being shut down as the sector feels the f...
Mar 30, 2020
CFL postpones the start of training camps due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL has postponed the start of training camps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league announced the move in a statement and didn't provide an indication of when camps might open.Some roo...
Mar 30, 2020
Nanaimo teachers helping families relax with new podcast
NANAIMO - A new podcast hopes to help families take their mind off the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Shannon Gillespie and David Hossini, teachers at Nanaimo Christian School, have recorded the "In the Mi...
Mar 30, 2020 Nanaimo Christian School teachers David Hossini and Shannon Gillespie recording their podcast. (submitted/Shannon Gillespie)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 9:25 a.m. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its first death from COVID-19. The Department of Health and Community Se...
Mar 30, 2020
Red Bull's Marko says he proposed F1 coronavirus camp
VIENNA - Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has proposed holding a training camp where Formula One drivers could get infected by the new coronavirus - an idea rejected by the team. Marko told Au...
Mar 30, 2020
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak
MINSK, Belarus - With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open. ...
Mar 30, 2020
Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
LOS ANGELES - Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on "All My Children" and also starring on other soaps including "Days of Our Lives," "Santa Barbara" and "Falcon Crest," has died. He w...
Mar 30, 2020
City at centre of China's virus outbreak gradually revives
WUHAN, China - Shopkeepers in the city at the centre of China's virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens o...
Mar 30, 2020
Spain passes China in infections; Trump extends US lockdown
MADRID - In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Spain on Monday became the thi...
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 - almost exactl...
Mar 30, 2020