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Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. "As the world unites to limit the spread of Covid-...
Mar 22, 2020
Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts
Public health officials across Canada and around the world are working flat out to test as many people as possible for the novel coronavirus. Srinivas Murthy is working to figure out how to help&...
Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Golf Canada CEO Applebaum asks golfers to stay home during COVID-19 pandemic
When restrictions on public gatherings to combat the novel coronavirus lift, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum knows his sport will be ready. Until then, he hopes that amateur golfers follow the...
Mar 22, 2020
Opposition must take different approach in COVID-19 fight, says Andrew Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the fight against COVID-19 means sheathing partisan swords. Scheer says while the job of the Opposition is to challenge the government, what t...
Mar 22, 2020
Trudeau to provide another briefing to nation as COVID-19 threat escalates
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be updating Canadians again today on the latest measures being taken to try to protect the country against the steadily escalating COVID-19 threat. Trudeau ...
Mar 22, 2020
Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. A...
Mar 22, 2020
Strong earthquake shakes Croatia, damages buildings
ZAGREB, Croatia - A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. Some casualties were reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the ear...
Mar 22, 2020
31 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, six total cases in South Zone
EDMONTON, AB - Since Friday, there have been 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the provincial total to 226 identified cases.Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Marcia Johnson provid...
Mar 21, 2020 Dr. Marcia Johnson (screenshot from Saturday's press conference - Government of Alberta)
Raphael Lavoie signs entry-level three-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Raphael Lavoie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 19-year-old Lavoie is in his fourth season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. H...
Mar 21, 2020
A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44
With more and more calls to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's worth noting that this every-four-years spectacle has been rocked before by traumatic events. Three ot...
Mar 21, 2020