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City of Regina facilities to stay open for now amid COVID-19 concerns
Regina’s mayor, city manager and fire chief are confident in their planning for COVID-19. However, as of a briefing on Friday morning, many decisions had yet to be made. Mayor Michael Fougere sa...
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
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
Phoenix Suns to play out rest of 2019-2020 NBA season by video game
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...
Mar 13, 2020
Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
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...
Mar 13, 2020
U of S suspending classes for three days then moving to remote classes
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...
Mar 13, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Bellator pulls the plug on MMA fight card just hours before scheduled start
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...
Mar 13, 2020
Shapiro says Blue Jays focused on supporting efforts to slow COVID-19
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...
Mar 13, 2020
Saskatoon stood to gain millions of dollars from Junos: Tourism CEO
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...
Mar 13, 2020
Bettman: NHL players in isolation while season is on hold
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...
Mar 13, 2020
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