Amid virus precautions, Tokyo Olympic flame is lit in Greece

The flame for the Tokyo Olympics was lit Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in a pared-down ceremony

Beothuk remains returned to Newfoundland after 191 years in Scotland

The remains of a Beothuk couple who were taken from a grave in central Newfoundland and sent to Scotland almost

Trump’s carnival-show narcissism is dangerous in the face of COVID-19

This column is an opinion by Sean Mallen, a communications consultant specializing in crisis and the former Queen’s Park correspondent

Democrats might have the edge over Trump, whether or not they want to believe it 

Barring a late and miraculous surge by Senator Bernie Sanders, Democrats have cleared the runway to welcome former vice-president Joe

Kings dump Sens to extend win streak to 7

Martin Frk scored the go-ahead-goal in the third period, Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist, and the Los

Kyle Connor pots a pair to power Jets past Oilers and into wild card position

The night started normally for the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Then, things quickly changed. Kyle Connor had

Actors Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson say they have tested positive for coronavirus

Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement

NBA suspends season after Jazz player diagnosed with COVID-19

The NBA has suspended its season «until further notice» after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus,

Canadian sports continue to feel effects of growing virus pandemic

For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because

Trudeau and COVID-19: walking a fine line between inciting panic and inducing complacency

Eventually, someone got around to asking Justin Trudeau how bad it might get. «I can tell you that there are

Wolfpack end losing streak with win over Huddersfield in Challenge Cup

Gareth O’Brien kicked 10 points to help the Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from six straight Super League losses with a

Canadian women’s hockey team conflicted over coronavirus championship cancellation

Blayre Turnbull was 10 years old when she saw the first women’s world hockey championship played in her home province.

U.S., British troops killed in rocket attack on Iraq base, officials say

At least three people were killed, including two U.S. service members, in a rocket attack in Iraq, a U.S. official

NCAA’s March Madness tournaments will be played without fans

NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will be played without fans in the arenas because of concerns about the spread

Finance Minister Bill Morneau to unveil budget March 30

Finance Minister Bill Morneau told the House of Commons today that he will unveil his latest federal budget on March

Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon out at least 1 week with lower-body injury

The Colorado Avalanche will be without top scorer Nathan MacKinnon for at least a week after he suffered a lower

A new, softer Jason Kenney emerges from the great oil collapse of 2020

Crises precipitate change. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it was a very different Jason Kenney who walked

TSX and Dow Jones down by 20% since sell-off began last week

Stock market investors took another bath in red ink on Wednesday, with the TSX, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Walker to serve as Avs’ honourary emergency goalie Sunday

Larry Walker is trading his baseball mitt for a goaltender’s glove. Walker, the longtime Colorado Rockies outfielder/first baseman, will serve

Canada’s chef de mission preparing for on-time Olympics amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Canadian boxing team in holding pattern after Olympic trial event cancelled

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her

‘This is a profession, not a hobby’: Canadian runners react to cancelled NYC Half Marathon

When organizers of the Tokyo Marathon in February restricted the event to elite runners because of increasing cases of the

NBA’s Warriors to play without fans as pandemic has leagues scrambling

San Francisco is banning all large gatherings of more than 1,000 people for the next two weeks and the Golden

‘Chances it will be cancelled’: Fate of world figure skating in Montreal to be announced today

The world figure skating championships in Montreal have been cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. The championships were scheduled