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Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus
MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. The skiing finals i...
Mar 06, 2020
Curling Canada and WCF say women's world championship in Prince George still on
Curling Canada chief executive officer Katherine Henderson said Friday that the upcoming world women's curling championship in Prince George, B.C., was still a go and that the federation was...
Mar 06, 2020
Western Mustangs beat Alberta Golden Bears, advance to U Sports semis
OTTAWA - A huge second quarter propelled the No. 5 Western Mustangs to an 86-72 win over the No. 4 Alberta Golden Bears in the opening quarterfinal at the U Sports men's basketball cham...
Mar 06, 2020
Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults
DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...
Mar 06, 2020
Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to meet the...
Mar 06, 2020
Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...
Mar 06, 2020
Montreal-area commuter rail service to resume after dismantling of blockade
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area commuter rail line will be up and running again this afternoon following more than three weeks of service disruption by a rail blockade on the Mohawk territory of Kahna...
Mar 06, 2020
Peter MacKay says he regrets how 'stinking albatross' comment was viewed
REGINA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says he regrets how some people interpreted his comment that current leader Andrew Scheer's socially conservatives values were a "stinking albat...
Mar 06, 2020
Stars ready for Hawks in Game 1 as playoffs begin
Coming off a regular season for the books that saw the team take home a league-best 45 wins, the Battlefords North Stars will turn the page to the postseason this weekend, opening their quarterfinal s...
Mar 06, 2020 The Battlefords North Stars took their regular season series with the Hawks 5-1, but the meetings were hard-fought with three of the six games being decided by just a single goal. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3
MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...
Mar 06, 2020