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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
Melfort Salvation Army determining how to assist most vulnerable in the community
UPDATE:It was announced as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the Salvation Army Thrift Stores will be closed all across Canada until April 1st."All of our family services operations will continue," Melfort Salvation...
Mar 17, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW staff)
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
Sask. Teachers’ Federation supports province’s school closure decision
On Monday afternoon the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, Patrick Maze, held a press conference to answer questions about the government's decision to suspend all classes as of Frida...
Mar 17, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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