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Canadian troops in Ukraine face uncertainty due to COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has left military commanders facing a tough decision over what to do with 200 Canadian soldiers in Ukraine. Canada has had troops in the eastern European country since the...
Mar 24, 2020
Williams not letting COVID-19 pandemic negatively impact his workouts
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty regarding when Karlos Williams will return to pro football, but it hasn't hurt his preparation to play for the Toronto Argonauts. The ...
Mar 24, 2020
Though scuttled, SXSW still goes ahead with film awards
NEW YORK - South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a ha...
Mar 24, 2020
'Wonder Woman 1984,' 'In The Heights' postponed due to virus
NEW YORK - Warner Bros. on Tuesday delayed the summer release of "Wonder Woman 1984" and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandem...
Mar 24, 2020
NHL players, teams trying to stay connected with fans during COVID-19 pandemic
The video starts with Morgan Rielly standing at a sink before the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman proceeds to demonstrate the correct way to wash your hands. Another clip shows teammate Zach ...
Mar 24, 2020
Grim find: Bodies of virus victims in Spanish nursing homes
MADRID - Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspected of dying from the new coronavirus,...
Mar 24, 2020
Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
NEW YORK - Terrence McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtim...
Mar 24, 2020
Saskatchewan health officials preparing for thousands to die: document
REGINA - The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority's capacity for acute services and amount to a death toll in the thousands, says a document....
Mar 24, 2020
Grunwald: "We just have to defer our excitement and get ready for 2021"
Glen Grunwald was at Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse's foundation gala dinner on March 11 when the sports world began unravelling. Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert had just tested positive for COVID-19, ...
Mar 24, 2020
Planning starts anew for rugby sevens teams in wake of Olympic postponement
Hours after the IOC pushed back the Tokyo Olympics to 2021, Canadian women's rugby sevens coach John Tait scheduled a conference call with his players. Topics included what's next - and whet...
Mar 24, 2020