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Canadian marathoners left in limbo after COVID-19 cancels global races
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...
Mar 13, 2020
Bantam AAA Rebels win another thriller to claim division title
In the last competitive hockey game to be played in these parts for the foreseeable future, fans at the Servus Arena Thursday night were treated to an outstanding performance as the Bantam AAA Red Dee...
Mar 13, 2020 Members of the Red Deer Rebels and Calgary Flames shake hands following the conclusion of their thrilling AMBHL playoff series (Photo: Dan Hermanutz)
Canadian boxing team in holding pattern after Olympic trial event cancelled
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her quest for a Tokyo Olympic berth. But the two-time Pan American Games champion woke u...
Mar 13, 2020
AP Exclusive: Visits to federal inmates halted over virus
WASHINGTON - Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for the next 30 days, in response to the threat of...
Mar 13, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020
Innisfail musician donates part of his liver to save dad's life
A musician from Innisfail is encouraging organ donation after giving 80 per cent of his liver to help save his father from cancer.Devin Cooper, 23, went under the knife at University of Alberta Hospit...
Mar 13, 2020 Devin Cooper (left) donated 80 per cent of his liver to his father Perry (right). The father and son both underwent successful surgeries at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton on Feb. 18. (Photo: Devin Cooper)
LA and San Diego join list of California school closings
LOS ANGELES - California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will close starting March 16 because of the coronavirus threat, officials announced Friday. The decision was announc...
Mar 13, 2020
PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...
Mar 13, 2020