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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19: PMO
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel corona virus.Following medical advice, the prime minister's wife is remaining in isolation for the t...
Mar 12, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Hockey Canada cancels all sanctioned games,activities
After a day of cancellations and postponements in higher leagues of the game, Hockey Canada announced late Thursday that it too would follow suite because of the risks associated with COVID-19. All sa...
Mar 12, 2020 (Website/Hockey Canada)
Impact fall to Honduras side in first leg of COCACAF quarterfinal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact learned the hard way that CONCACAF does not use video review. The Impact felt they should have been awarded a penalty kick late in a 2-1 defeat to C.D. Olimpia of Hondur...
Mar 12, 2020
No fans, now no players: PGA Tour shuts down for a month
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour decided Thursday night to scrap the rest of The Players Championship and shut down its other tournaments for the next three weeks. Commissioner Jay Monahan had s...
Mar 12, 2020
Forsberg's two-goal performance leads Predators past Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL - A third-period rally wasn't enough to make up for a disastrous four-goal second period as the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Nashville Predators 4-2 at home on Tuesday. "Just as professiona...
Mar 12, 2020
MLB delays opening day at least 2 weeks because of virus
NEW YORK - Baltimore slugger Chris Davis was driving down Florida's west coast on Interstate 75 from Sarasota to Fort Myers for an exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins when he got the call. No ...
Mar 12, 2020
NBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a month
MIAMI - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league's hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder o...
Mar 12, 2020
Mustangs announce postponement of game 5 amid COVID-19 concerns
Early on Thursday, March 12, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) had announced they were going to continue on with their 2020 playoffs amid the concerns around COVID-19.Statement with regards...
Mar 12, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...
Mar 12, 2020
F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns
MELBOURNE, Australia - The first Formula One Grand Prix of the season was cancelled two hours before the first official practice was set to start Friday after organizers relented to pressure to call i...
Mar 12, 2020