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COVID-19 outbreak has put kicker Hajrullahu's NFL aspirations on hold
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to put his NFL aspirations on hold. Earlier this month, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker participated in a free-agent c...
Mar 20, 2020

Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study
A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the cur...
Mar 20, 2020

Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020- season due to COVID-19
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has postponed the start of the 2020 season, with no replacement kickoff date as of yet. The Canadian pro league was set to start its second season on April 11. Th...
Mar 20, 2020

AP source: Falcons agree to 1-year deal with Todd Gurley
ATLANTA - Todd Gurley didn't wait long to find his new NFL home. The Atlanta Falcons didn't wait long to celebrate the deal. "WE GOT HIM," the Falcons exclaimed on their Twitter account early Friday, ...
Mar 20, 2020

Saskatchewan’s federal courts shut down during COVID-19 pandemic
Starting Friday at 12:01 a.m. all regular operations at Court of Queen's Bench locations in Saskatchewan will be suspended."The decision to proceed in this manner was done cautiously as information de...
Mar 20, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Sask Parks Closed to the Public Until Further Notice
We are supporting the province wide state of emergency and as such will be temporarily closing all in-person services in our provincial parks starting Monday, March 23, 2020. Please stay home, isolate...
Mar 20, 2020

Cuomo bans gatherings, nonessential workers to stay home
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced sweeping orders Friday that will severely restrict the ability of more than 19 million New York state residents to gather and socialize and to require worker...
Mar 20, 2020

Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000
SAN FRANCISCO - Superstar Plcido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps ope...
Mar 20, 2020

Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus. The ne...
Mar 20, 2020

Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths
ROME - Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 m...
Mar 20, 2020