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CFLPA tells players to prepare for the worst regarding COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL hasn't pushed back the start of training camps and its 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic just yet. But new CFLPA president Solomon Elimimian is telling players to...
Mar 25, 2020
Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to provide financial support to media organizations to keep journalists working and reporting on the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce...
Mar 25, 2020
Trudeau reminds travellers returning to Canada to self-isolate at home
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding travellers who are returning to Canada that they are "required" to isolate themselves at home for 14 days. But Trudeau won't say if his Lib...
Mar 25, 2020
Running coach Dave Scott-Thomas banned for life by Athletics Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian running coach Dave Scott-Thomas has been given a lifetime ban from track and field by Athletics Canada. Scott-Thomas has been accused of inappropriate relationships with athlete...
Mar 25, 2020
Liberals rejig benefits for workers affected by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is repackaging two previously promised benefits for Canadians whose working lives are disrupted by COVID-19.Instead, the Liberals say there will now be one benefit to p...
Mar 25, 2020
Bach invokes Trump in defence of Olympic decision
GENEVA - A day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday. Bach spoke to about 4...
Mar 25, 2020
Major League Soccer extends team training moratorium during COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - The season suspended because of COVID-19, Major League Soccer has extended its team training moratorium through April 3. MLS training facilities remain closed with the exception of play...
Mar 25, 2020
Canadians who have lost their jobs anxiously awaiting federal help
TORONTO - Canadians who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 and are struggling to make ends meet anxiously awaited promised federal help with the Senate set to take up an emergency $82-billion f...
Mar 25, 2020
Tokyo's delayed Olympics: Who pays bills for another year?
TOKYO - With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, now comes the multi-billion-dollar question: Who pays the bills for the delay, and how large will they be? The most likely answer is - primarily J...
Mar 25, 2020
Nanaimo blood donation clinics fill up as residents take message to heart
NANAIMO - The message "It's in you to give" is being heard loud and clear by people living in the Nanaimo area.All three blood donation clinics scheduled for March 31, April 1 and 2 in Nanaimo are nea...
Mar 25, 2020 Blood donation clinics in Nanaimo are fully booked for later in March. (submitted/Canadian Blood Services)