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Military making COVID-19 plans amid worries crisis will embolden adversaries

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is developing contingency plans to keep COVID-19 from affecting its ability to defend the country and continue its missions overseas amid concerns potential adversar...

Mar 13, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Masters postponed due to virus

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Augusta National decided Monday to postpone the Masters because of the spread of the coronavirus. Club chairman Fred Ridley says he hopes postponing the event puts Augusta Na...

Mar 13, 2020

Spain to declare state of emergency over virus outbreak

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez says the government will declare a two-week state of emergency in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Snchez said Friday that Spain will "mobili...

Mar 13, 2020

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a...

Mar 13, 2020

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a...

Mar 13, 2020

Asian shares sink after Dow hits bear level on pandemic news

TOKYO - Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dived 4.9% to 18,468.99. Austral...

Mar 13, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 13, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 13, 2020: - Ontario: 60 confirmed (five cases resolved) - British Columbia: 53 confirmed, including ...

Mar 13, 2020

Stocks surge on Wall Street; Dow jumps 800 points, or 4%

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street a day after the worst drop since 1987. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 800 points, or 4% early Friday. That's far less than half of ...

Mar 13, 2020

World Cup cross country ski event cancelled in Quebec City due to COVID-19

QUEBEC - The World Cup cross-country ski event this weekend in Quebec City has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The move ends the cross-country season. Races for next week in Minneapol...

Mar 13, 2020

Cancellations, suspensions rule the day in Canadian sports

The Canadian sports landscape changed dramatically on Thursday because of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the country's top teams and athletes nearly all affected by the worldwide pandemic. One by one, ev...

Mar 13, 2020