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CFL postpones training camps in response to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL postponed the start of training camps Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic."The ongoing global pandemic and the resulting directives issued by various governments make it unsafe to pr...
Mar 30, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020
L.A. Family Taxi 'trying to hang in there' for tri-community residents
Fewer residents of the tri-communities are on the move in recent weeks leading to a significant decrease in calls to L.A. Family Taxi. "Business has slowed right down," Owner Vi Werchola said. "We're ...
Mar 30, 2020 Vi Werchola said there are only two or three taxis on the road at any given time. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Former Canucks goalie Lack retires after taking time off with hip injury
Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a hip injury, made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account in a four-...
Mar 30, 2020
Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games
On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands "this is the last winter we have to do this before Tokyo." It wasn't. The ...
Mar 30, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned
Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday. The new feeds come in A...
Mar 30, 2020
Medical staff working to obtain supplies, one ventilator available in La Ronge
Medical staff members in La Ronge are doing their best to prepare in case the number of COVID-19 patients grows in the tri-communities. That's according to Dr. Michael Bayda, who said there have been ...
Mar 30, 2020 Several changes have been made to protect medical staff and patients. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan records its first COVID-19 related deaths
Two Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 related complications. The deaths were both recorded on Sunday in separate parts of the province and mark a grim milestone as the first fatalities fr...
Mar 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases. Hospitals are reserving ventilato...
Mar 30, 2020