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NewsAlert: Saskatchewan announces first case of novel coronavirus
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health says the province has its first presumptive case of COVID-19. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, says the person recently travell...
Mar 12, 2020
Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin 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 Prime ...
Mar 12, 2020
FIFA delegation meets with Canadian 2026 World Cup candidate cities
TORONTO - While much of the sports world was going into lockdown due to COVID-19, FIFA was in Toronto on Thursday planning for the future. A FIFA delegation met with Canada Soccer and representatives ...
Mar 12, 2020
Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns
SASKATOON - The Juno Awards have been cancelled over concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. The show, which celebrates Canadian music, was to take place Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, ...
Mar 12, 2020
Muskrat Falls report slams executives, politicians for failing N.L. residents
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The commissioner leading an inquiry into the troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project says past provincial governments failed to protect the residents of Newfoundland and Labrad...
Mar 12, 2020
Manitoba confirms first case of COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Manitoba has announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says a woman who recently travelled to the Philippines has tested positive for coronavirus. He s...
Mar 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 11:25 p.m. Health officials in northern Ontario have confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus in ...
Mar 12, 2020
Toronto FC cancels practice, awaits word on what's next from Major League Soccer
Toronto FC cancelled training Thursday and sent its players home, while awaiting word on what's next from Major League Soccer in the wake of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The players were at BMO Fiel...
Mar 12, 2020
Canada loses another world championship as figure skating event cancelled
For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. One week before the start of competition, Quebec officials on...
Mar 12, 2020
China, Russia interfering with Canadian affairs, watchdog report says
OTTAWA - A national security-and-intelligence watchdog says China and Russia are meddling in Canada's affairs. In a report today, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians s...
Mar 12, 2020