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VICTORIA – There have been three more deaths from COVID-19 in British Columbia and a public health emergency has been declared. The latest deaths bring the total number of people in the province...

Courts in Saskatchewan are continuing to reduce their operations as they try to limit the potential spread of COVID-19. All court appearances regarding tickets and trials, including Traffic Safety Cou...

OTTAWA - Swimming Canada has cancelled the Canadian open water championships because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The event was scheduled to be held April 25-26 in the Cayman Islands. Swimming Canada sai...

On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government quickly introduced, read, passed, and brought into force amendments to the Employment Act to protect workers affected by COVID-19. The amendments would protect ...

Alberta is declaring a state of public emergency in reaction to the COVID-19 virus. As part of that effort, Premier Jason Kenney announced that any gathering larger than 50 people will be cancelled &#...

Saskatchewan’s hotel industry is struggling in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and thousands of layoffs are looming across the province. Jim Bence, the president and CEO of the Saskatchewan H...

TORONTO - The International Olympic Committee reiterated that the Tokyo Games will go as planned on Tuesday, despite a sports world that has screeched to a halt. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that contin...

BURNABY, B.C. - The annual Harry Jerome International Track Classic has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event's 38th edition was scheduled for May 30 at Swangard Stadium in Burnab...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has cancelled the rest of its regular-season schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of Canada's top junior circuits, along wit...

NEW YORK - Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. The Nets did not name the players Tue...