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2nd Yankees minor leaguer tests positive for coronavirus
TAMPA, Fla. - A second New York Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a person familiar with the diagnosis told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on conditi...
Mar 17, 2020
UFC lightweight John Makdessi forced to ponder Brazil loss in self-isolation
After losing a fight Saturday some 7,300 kilometres away before an empty arena in Brasilia, UFC lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is back home in Montreal - in self-isolation. "I'm under (self) qua...
Mar 17, 2020
China to expel American reporters after US curbs its media
BEIJING - China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of all American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from the country, in response to new U....
Mar 17, 2020
First Person: Getting home from Poland, in COVID-19 lockdown
POZNAN, Poland - When my wife and I left Canada on March 3 destined for her ailing mother's hospital bedside, we never imagined that we would face the prospect of being in Europe and watchin...
Mar 17, 2020
Man stabbed in Cedar flown to hospital in Victoria with 'significant' wound
NANAIMO - A man in his early 30's was flown to hospital in Victoria with what police call a significant injury after a stabbing just south of Nanaimo.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said police responded to a ...
Mar 17, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP responded to reports of a stabbing on Clifford Rd. in Cedar on Tuesday morning and took one person into custody. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Virus forces French Open to September, juggling tennis year
The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, juggling the tennis calendar by shifting from May to September. The French tennis federation said Tuesday it wi...
Mar 17, 2020
AP source: Saints, Brees agree on 2-year, $50 million deal
NEW ORLEANS - The Saints and record-setting quarterback Drew Brees have agreed on a two-year, $50 million contract, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press ...
Mar 17, 2020
With trials looming,IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying
The IOC on Tuesday spelled out contingency plans to adapt qualifying procedures for about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games, in a nod to the realities of a sports calendar being shuff...
Mar 17, 2020
Crown says Schlatter 'stalked and isolated' woman before strangling her
TORONTO - Prosecutors say a Toronto man "stalked and isolated" a young woman who had no interest in him, then lured her into an alleyway where he sexually assaulted and strangled her. ...
Mar 17, 2020
Panthers: Newton can seek trade; QB says didn't request it
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers announced they have given quarterback Cam Newton permission to seek a trade - although the former league MVP responded by saying he never requested one. Panthers general...
Mar 17, 2020