Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Ottawa Senators add three players. one coach to NHL's COVID-19 protocol
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have placed defenceman Thomas Chabot, forwards Zach Sanford and Chris Tierney and assistant coach Bob Jones in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. Ottawa now has nine players in ...
Jan 03, 2022

Coronavirus hampering German soccer clubs' Bundesliga return
BERLIN (AP) - German clubs' preparations for the Bundesliga's resumption after the winter break are being hampered by coronavirus infections. Defending champion Bayern Munich is among those worst affe...
Jan 03, 2022

Major Quebec hospital postpones half of surgeries, appointments due to COVID-19 spike
MONTREAL - Quebec City's main hospital network says it will postpone half of its surgeries and medical appointments starting Wednesday. The announcement from CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval comes as the ...
Jan 02, 2022

Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads
OTTAWA - The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode. Record-breaking cases have been documented ac...
Jan 02, 2022

Blackhawks goalie Fleury removed from NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Sunday. Fleury, 37, was added to the list on Monday. He is 9-10-1 with two shutouts, a .913 save percent...
Jan 02, 2022

Messi among 4 PSG players who test positive for COVID-19
PARIS (AP) - Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is among four players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team's French Cup game on Monday...
Jan 02, 2022

Ontario and Quebec set new COVID-19 case count records, hospitalizations climb
Ontario and Quebec are heading into a new year with record-setting COVID-19 case counts, as well as rising virus-related deaths and hospitalizations. Public health officials in Ontario reported 18,445...
Jan 01, 2022

This weekend's Canes games postponed due to COVID
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anyone looking to attend either of the New Year's long weekend's Lethbridge Hurricanes games will need to come up with new plans.14 players on the team have been put on the WHL's COVI...
Jan 01, 2022

Canadiens Evans, Romanov enter COVID-19 protocol ahead of matinee at Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. - Two more Montreal Canadiens players entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols on Saturday. Forward Jake Evans and defenceman Alexander Romanov were placed on the protocol list just hours be...
Jan 01, 2022

More federal prisons reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, dozens of new cases among staff
OTTAWA - More federal prisons are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, with the surge in new infections affecting not only inmates but also a large number of correctional officers and staff. New outbreaks we...
Dec 31, 2021