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CHL coaches ponder what could have been after cancellation: 'Everybody lost'
Jim Hulton's lasting image of the 2019-20 season is a bus ride to nowhere. The head coach and general manager of the Charlottetown Islanders was travelling with his team for a pair of Quebec Major Jun...
Mar 30, 2020
Cruise ships carrying Canadians on the move toward Florida
Two cruise ships carrying nearly 2,700 passengers and crew, including 248 Canadians are on the move after being stranded off the coast of Panama following the deaths of four passengers ...
Mar 30, 2020
Macy's to furlough majority of its 130,000 workers
NEW YORK - Macy's will furlough a majority of its 130,000 workers with its stores dark. The company on Monday said it is transitioning to an ''absolute minimum workforce" needed to maintain basic oper...
Mar 30, 2020
Trudeau announces eligibility for business subsidy
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the country this morning from his home in the country's capital, announcing up to $847 a week available to Canadians who's workplaces have been impacted ...
Mar 30, 2020
US pending home sales trended higher before virus outbreak
BALTIMORE - Americans signed more contracts in February to buy homes, but the gains are likely relics of a moment before the coronavirus outbreak sent the U.S. economy spiraling into a likely recessio...
Mar 30, 2020
Survey finds spike in financial worry for British Columbians amidst pandemic
BRITISH COLUMBIA-An increase worry amongst British Columbians when it comes to consumer debt according to a new survey.MNP's Consumer Debt Index complied earlier this month by Ipsos showed that four i...
Mar 30, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Bruce Guenter via flickr.
Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai's Expo 2020 should be postponed to next year over the new coronavirus pandemic, local organizers recommended Monday, pushing back a world's fair that the sheikhdom ...
Mar 30, 2020
As feds help businesses, charities seek help to keep services running
OTTAWA - Canada's charities say they have begun laying off staff and their services, which are usually in high demand during economic downturns, are being shut down as the sector feels the f...
Mar 30, 2020
CFL postpones the start of training camps due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL has postponed the start of training camps due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league announced the move in a statement and didn't provide an indication of when camps might open.Some roo...
Mar 30, 2020
Red Bull's Marko says he proposed F1 coronavirus camp
VIENNA - Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has proposed holding a training camp where Formula One drivers could get infected by the new coronavirus - an idea rejected by the team. Marko told Au...
Mar 30, 2020