Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020

XFL players are now able to sign contracts with both CFL and NFL clubs
TORONTO - Players under contract to XFL teams are free to sign CFL deals now but GMs Marcel Desjardins and Kyle Walters aren't expecting an exodus of talent north of the border. The XFL has ...
Mar 23, 2020

WHL cancels 2020 playoffs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - All hockey activity in the Western Hockey League (WHL) is currently paused, but now, it has been confirmed that there will be no playoff action this year.The league's Board of Governo...
Mar 23, 2020 (WHL logo)

Memorial Cup, CHL playoffs cancelled because of COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years, there will not be a showdown to determine Canada's major junior hockey champion. The 2020 Memorial Cup has been added to the list of cancelled sporting event...
Mar 23, 2020

COC's Tokyo decision brings back memories for athletes who missed 1980 Games
Time hasn't diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men's basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came&nb...
Mar 23, 2020

U of L cancels Convocation, formulating new plans
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge has announced that in-person celebrations for Convocation this spring will not be happening."This decision was not made lightly," says Kathleen Massey, th...
Mar 23, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

City announces utility deferral, fire ban, parks prohibitions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is taking steps to keep the public safe from COVID-19.Four announcements were made Monday, one of which is a fire ban in the river valley.This is primarily mean...
Mar 23, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a swath of death and destruction left behind after its fraying electrical grid ignited a 2018 ...
Mar 23, 2020

COVID-19 a 'devastating blow' to mountain towns that rely on tourism
CALGARY - The COVID-19 pandemic has walloped tourism-dependent mountain towns by cutting short what had been shaping up to be a great ski season in Western Canada. At the same time, there are con...
Mar 23, 2020

NHLPA head Don Fehr on pandemic: 'It's difficult to wrap your arms around'
Don Fehr's phone has been glued to the side of his head since the COVID-19 outbreak brought sports, and much of society, to a screeching halt. And when it isn't at his ear, the executive director...
Mar 23, 2020