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AP Exclusive: MLB projects $640K per game loss with no fans
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball told players their prorated salaries would contribute to an average loss of $640,000 for each game over an 82-game season in empty ballparks, according to a presentati...
May 16, 2020
Ottawa pledges $100 million for Canadian Red Cross response to COVID-19, disasters
OTTAWA - The Canadian Red Cross is poised to receive $100 million in federal funds to support public health measures and enhance the charity's capacity to respond to COVID-19, as well as future f...
May 16, 2020
Bundesliga restarts with no fans, Haaland celebrates alone
BERLIN - Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga's first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone. The 19-year-old's Borussia Dortmund teammates stayed away, mindful of the strict hygiene ...
May 16, 2020
Experts say Saskatchewan could limit ceremonies but 'is there reason?'
Legal experts say the Saskatchewan government may have a case that sacred Indigenous ceremonies be limited in size, but they caution the premier against taking such action. "Is there reason for Premie...
May 16, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 391 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 new deaths today. There province now has a tot...
May 16, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:41 a.m. ET on May 16, 2020: There are 75,004 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 41,420 confirmed (in...
May 16, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 16, 2020
Fist bumps and masks: Professional soccer returns in Germany
BERLIN - Germany's Bundesliga soccer season resumed Saturday after a two-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Ruhr derby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke kicked off in an empty sta...
May 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'
TOKYO - Almost two months after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost. Figur...
May 16, 2020
Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus
BERLIN - No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no children...
May 16, 2020