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TORONTO - Canada won't be at this summer's Tokyo Olympics unless the Games are postponed by a year. The Canadian Olympic Committee sent out a statement Sunday evening saying it's refusi...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - All residence buildings at the University of Lethbridge have been directed to close.According to a notice from the U of L, all 12-month and summer contracts are cancelled, effective i...

EDMONTON, AB - There are 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.That's the latest number from the provincial government and Alberta Health Services on Sunday, March 22.The new numbers released ...

WASHINGTON - As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass street closures to keep large crowds away in t...

TORONTO - Joyce Milgaard, who spent decades fighting tirelessly for the exoneration of her wrongfully convicted son, David Milgaard, has died after a lengthy illness, his brother said on Sunday. Milga...

Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro says none of the team's players or staff have had symptoms that warranted being tested for COVID-19. Shapiro spoke to media Sunday afternoon on a confe...

WASHINGTON - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. The Republican is the first member of the Senate to report testing positive. He said i...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Merkel's spokesman s...

MADRID - Spanish opera singer Plcido Domingo said Sunday that he's infected with the coronavirus. The 79-year-old Domingo said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that "I feel it is my m...

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed. O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and current...