COVID-19 Coronavirus

Museum scales back 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is planning to offer a recorded, one-hour television program in place of a live ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma Cit...

Mar 19, 2020

Iconic Monaco GP among 3 more F1 races postponed

PARIS - The iconic Monaco Grand Prix was added Thursday to a growing list of Formula One races to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The first seven races of the Formula One season have...

Mar 19, 2020

NFL allowing teams to announce free agency agreements

The NFL has changed course and is allowing teams to announce agreements they have reached with free agents as well as trades. Though the league's business year began Wednesday, the NFL instructed team...

Mar 19, 2020

Some Spanish clubs decide to leave virus tests for others

MADRID - Some soccer clubs in Spain have decided not to use the coronavirus testing kits offered to them by the Spanish league, saying there are others who need them more. The league last week offered...

Mar 19, 2020

NBA telling teams to keep players, staff out of facilities

The NBA has told its teams to close its training and practice facilities to all players and staff starting Friday, saying the shuttering will last indefinitely in the latest response to the coronaviru...

Mar 19, 2020

Some details on how to access federal financial help if affected by COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $27 billion in new spending and $55 billion in credit to help families and businesses get past the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced consumer spending...

Mar 19, 2020

MLA Neudorf details provincial COVID-19 aid package

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following the Government of Alberta's announcement Wednesday of financial assistance for those impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, the MLA for Lethbridge-East hopes to give some more cla...

Mar 19, 2020 Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf. (Supplied by Nathan Neudorf)

South African player tests positive for the coronavirus

The first player under the PGA Tour umbrella has tested positive for the new coronavirus after returning home to South Africa from playing a developmental tour event in Mexico. The PGA Tour says Victo...

Mar 19, 2020

Major League Soccer extends suspension of play for next 8 weeks due to COVID-19

TORONTO - Major League Soccer has extended its season hiatus for the next eight weeks, with a target return date of May 10. Like many leagues, the North American soccer circuit announced a 30-day susp...

Mar 19, 2020

CFL commissioner Ambrosie says league discussing COVID-19 contingency plans

TORONTO - The only certainty CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has these days is uncertainty. Ambrosie can't say definitively that CFL training camps will open on time due to all the unknowns surro...

Mar 19, 2020