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Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday that he made the decision to conduct both th...
Mar 11, 2020
Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay
LOS ANGELES - The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night television and far beyond to the series "Survivor" in Fiji. "The Tonight Show" and other late-ni...
Mar 11, 2020
Passengers on last flight into Canada from Rome talk of empty city
MONTREAL - Travellers arrived on the last Air Canada flight from Rome to Montreal today talking about an empty city that felt under siege from the novel coronavirus. Doris Hamelin and her husband...
Mar 11, 2020
Criminal case against top military judge collapses, charges withdrawn
OTTAWA - The criminal case against Canada's top military judge has collapsed. The Canadian Armed Forces' top prosecutor announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing all four charges against chief milit...
Mar 11, 2020
Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Emmert said in a statement Wedne...
Mar 11, 2020
Canadian teen Thorsteinson eager to face big league bats in game against Jays
Canadian teenager Justin Thorsteinson wants to be challenged whenever he steps on a mound. If that means facing the most feared hitters in the Blue Jays lineup, he'll take it - gladly. Thorsteins...
Mar 11, 2020
Administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid outbreak
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 federal tax deadline for some taxpayers in a bid to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy. T...
Mar 11, 2020
Council gives nod for proposed subdivision for restaurant development
While the details are still in the wraps, it appears Discovery Co-op is looking at leasing part of its property off 100 Street at Territorial Drive for a new restaurant development.North Battleford co...
Mar 11, 2020 City Planner Ryan Mackrell speaks to council Monday about preparations for a proposed subdivision for the Discovery Co-op property, off 100 Street at Territorial Drive. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
CFL regional, national combines to go ahead amid concerns over COVID-19 spread
TORONTO - The CFL announced Wednesday it's going ahead with its regional combines as well as its national combine in Toronto as worries over the spread of COVID-19 caused the cancellation of sporting ...
Mar 11, 2020
Father, stepmother will head straight to trial in death of Quebec 7-year-old
GRANBY, Que. - The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary hearing, a court heard Monday. ...
Mar 11, 2020