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UFC shifts cards, bars spectators at three events in face of COVID-19
The UFC is going ahead with its Fight Night card Saturday in Brazil but without…
1 year later, New Zealand mosque attacks alter many lives
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Fifty-one people were killed and dozens more injured when a lone…
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern):…
Global concert industry in flux as coronavirus spreads
NEW YORK – Multi-platinum rock band Third Eye Blind had never cancelled a tour, even…
Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns
New York’s governor ordered all Broadway theatres to shut their doors in the face of…
Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns
New York’s governor ordered all Broadway theatres to shut their doors in the face of…
Quebec Premier Legault puts province in ’emergency mode’ to stem COVID-19 spread
Quebec Premier Francois Legault asked people returning from abroad to self-isolate for 14 days and…
Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns
SASKATOON – A mere hours before the Juno Awards events were set to officially kick…
DC mayor declares state of emergency as virus cases rise
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the number of…
Market swings and a wave of cancellations as virus spreads
WASHINGTON – Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S.,…
Avengers Campus to let Disneyland visitors sling like Spidey
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a…
Canadian filmmakers look to alternative screenings amid COVID-19
TORONTO – Canadian filmmakers affected by this week’s South By Southwest festival cancellation say the…
B.C. RCMP and coroner seek information about man one year after body found
VICTORIA – RCMP and the British Columbia Coroners Service are asking for help identifying an…
Leslie Marmon Silko wins $100,000 prize from arts academy
NEW YORK – Leslie Marmon Silko, winner of a lifetime achievement award from the American…
Consider what you need if you are thinking about taking on a side hustle
TORONTO – Sara McIntyre started her side business by accident. The Toronto-based law clerk had…
Indian Wells tennis postponed after coronavirus confirmed
The BNP Paribas Open, the near-major tennis tournament set to begin this week in the…
Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders…
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK – McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving…
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO – Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested…
Economic toll of virus sinks in, duration remains an unknown
The Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past five days: up 1,293, down 785, up…
Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival
AUSTIN, Texas – The organizers of South By Southwest — which draws hundreds of thousands…
Nevada museum tells of forced Native American assimilation
Native American children were kidnapped from their families and packed into wagons, trucks and trains…
The Latest: Virus threat prompts cancellation of SXSW
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local to…
Academics say Indigenous perspectives still lacking in Canadian STEM studies
TORONTO – In order to learn about how Canada’s Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline…