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Toronto FC cancels practice, awaits word on what's next from Major League Soccer
Toronto FC cancelled training Thursday and sent its players home, while awaiting word on what's next from Major League Soccer in the wake of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The players were at BMO Fiel...
Mar 12, 2020
Canada loses another world championship as figure skating event cancelled
For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. One week before the start of competition, Quebec officials on...
Mar 12, 2020
China, Russia interfering with Canadian affairs, watchdog report says
OTTAWA - A national security-and-intelligence watchdog says China and Russia are meddling in Canada's affairs. In a report today, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians s...
Mar 12, 2020
ISU issues strict requirements for attending world figure skating champs
The International Skating Union sent out strict requirements for attending next week's world figure skating championships in Montreal amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. Media, officials, skater...
Mar 12, 2020
NHL teams held off ice for skates, practices
All NHL clubs have been advised not to conduct morning skates, practices or team meetings today. The NHL says it will have an announcement later today about the future of its season. More coming. The ...
Mar 12, 2020
'Riverdale' production halts in Vancouver due to novel coronavirus concerns
VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the Vancouver-based production of teen drama "Riverdale" has been halted until further notice. A statement from the studio says work was halted after a member ...
Mar 12, 2020
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
LONDON - A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant i...
Mar 12, 2020
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus
SYDNEY, Australia - Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials sai...
Mar 12, 2020
Dow sinks 8% as a sell-off slamming global markets deepens
NEW YORK - The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus became more painfully clear. Worries are rising that the W...
Mar 12, 2020
Broadway shows will go on despite virus concerns
NEW YORK - The new coronavirus has reached Broadway, but the shows on the Great White Way are scheduled to go on as planned. A part-time usher and security guard who worked at two theatres in recent d...
Mar 12, 2020