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Ujiri would love to season salvaged, but global health should be focus right now
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri would love to see the remainder of the NBA season salvaged somehow. But the Toronto Raptors president said, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the sports world to...
Apr 01, 2020
Wolfpack stuck between a rock and a hard place as rugby league ponders future
TORONTO - As English rugby league faces an uncertain future due to COVID-19, the Toronto Wolfpack find themselves once again between a rock and a hard place. The team's next payday comes the...
Apr 01, 2020
Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs
A quick look at some of the federal COVID-19 benefit programs and who qualifies for assistance: Canada Emergency Response Benefit The CERB pays a monthly $2,000 payment to workers who wouldn't ot...
Apr 01, 2020
UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption
UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines on Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be able to resume, as it continues to grapple with the challenge of completing c...
Apr 01, 2020
Sens say four more members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19
The Ottawa Senators say four additional members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to six. The team announced Wednesday that the people in question travelle...
Apr 01, 2020
Nova Scotian hosts online kitchen party as antidote to the COVID-19 blues
HALIFAX - For those growing weary of gloomy news about the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotian Heather Thompson has created an upbeat antidote: an online, down-home kitchen party. The Facebook page T...
Apr 01, 2020
Below seasonal temperatures expected until next week
Below seasonal temperatures are expected to linger for at least another week in the La Ronge area. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, who said average ...
Apr 01, 2020 An unusual weather system is currently moving over La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021
LOS ANGELES - "Wicked" fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handfu...
Apr 01, 2020
Source: Woodbine Entertainment to postpone $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Add the 2020 Queen's Plate to the list of sports events to have either been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A source told The Canadian Press that Woodbine Entertainment ...
Apr 01, 2020
Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajdu ...
Apr 01, 2020