COVID-19 Coronavirus

Arena employees to feel the pinch of COVID-19 pandemic: 'It will affect people'

Jonathan Crandall was looking forward to a busy March as a security guard at the Bell Centre. The home of the Montreal Canadiens was set to host four more NHL games this month, the week-long world fig...

Mar 13, 2020

Jury trials temporarily suspended in Alberta

CALGARY, AB - Alberta is joining several other provinces in suspending jury trials because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Calgary's Chief Crown prosecutor Sue Kendall has sent an email to prosecut...

Mar 13, 2020 Lethbridge courthouse. (Lethbridge News Now)

Trump announces delay of tax deadline for virus victims

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will instruct the Treasury Department to allow individuals and businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus to defer their ta...

Mar 13, 2020

World under-18 men's hockey championship cancelled

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. - The world under-18 men's hockey championship has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The event was scheduled for April 16-26 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, Mich. Cana...

Mar 13, 2020

Movie theatres, for now, stay open nationwide

NEW YORK - Movie theatres have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Their screens have flickered virtually unabated for the last century. But the coronavirus presents a rare case and ...

Mar 13, 2020

Richard funeral closed to public because of COVID-19 concerns

MONTREAL - The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard on Monday will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced the decision was made in res...

Mar 13, 2020

U.S. declares "national emergency" over COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump has announced that he is officially declaring a national emergency over the new coronavirus.The president spoke at a Rose Garden press conference and said no ...

Mar 13, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump (The Canadian Press)

World figure skating champs in Montreal cancelled due to COVID-19

Nam Nguyen was driving home to Toronto from a training session in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Wednesday, but pulled his car over to learn the bad news that would end his competitive figure skating se...

Mar 13, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba closing schools Monday due to COVID-19 pandemic

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is closing schools for three weeks because of COVID-19. Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen says classes will be suspended starting Monday. He says the decisi...

Mar 13, 2020

Mariners, Sounders, XFL shut out in Seattle because of virus

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties ...

Mar 13, 2020