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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...

TORONTO - The NBA may be on hiatus but the Phoenix Suns plan to complete their season via video game. "The season isn't over yet ... We will continue to play the Suns season games on @NBA2K," the Suns...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19. The central bank said Friday the unscheduled rate decision was due...

In a media release sent late Friday, the University of Saskatchewan said it will be suspending all classes on campus from Monday through Wednesday. The release said this is one part of additional guid...

UNCASAVILLE, Conn. - Bellator postponed Bellator 241 just hours before its scheduled start Friday. "After carefully monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, @BellatorMMA has chosen to postpone this e...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro says its too early to tell how much the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be impacted by the spread of COVID-1...

The cancellations of the 2020 Juno Awards along with a number of other events have come as a blow to the tourism industry in Saskatchewan, especially in Saskatoon where the annual Junos music awards s...

NHL players are staying away from rinks and self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic that has put their season on hold. Players have been instructed to remain at home in their team's city and av...

Customers flocking en masse to Costco could be waiting to refill the toilet paper supply. At least one Costco location in Saskatoon is warning of chain supply delays after a truck bringing a shipment ...

TORONTO - Krista DuChene knew the bad news was coming.  As one global sporting event after another has been wiped out in a rapid-fire COVID-19 string of dominoes, DuChene...