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OTTAWA - Canadian wrestlers Jordie Steen and Amar Dhesi qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on Sunday following their semifinal victories at the Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournamen...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced an assistance program on Sunday for their 1,200 game-day employees without work after the National Hockey League suspended its season in response to the COV...

Jason Tetro likes the way Canada is attacking COVID-19. The Edmonton-based microbiologist told Gornley this country’s actions to date have been designed to avoid the problems the coronavirus alr...

Saskatchewan schools are staying open for the time being in spite of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, made the announcement Sunday a...

It appears Saskatchewan's north has its first case of COVID-19. It is in the community of Southend. A notice put out in the community by the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) Saturday sai...

CALGARY - The company that owns the Calgary Flames is reversing course, saying it will help part-time event staff who will be underemployed during the suspension of the NHL season. The compa...

By a close vote, with some 500 union members not participating, NFL players have approved a new labour agreement with the league. It features a 17-game regular season, higher salaries, increased roste...

LAS VEGAS - UFC president Dana White says the UFC will continue staging fights despite the COVID-19 outbreak. "Unless there's a total shutdown of the country, where people can't leave their houses and...

LANGFORD, B.C. - Rugby Canada has joined its hockey and soccer counterparts in suspending "all sanctioned rugby activities nationally" until at least April 10 due to COVID-19.   That include...

The University of Saskatchewan is closing all recreational facilities on campus beginning Monday morning to increase preventative measures surrounding the spread of COVID-19 in the province. According...