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A relative of a person who died of COVID-19 reacts at a crematorium in Jammu, India, Sunday, April.25, 2021. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
The Latest: Ontario getting military help for pandemic surge

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

FILE - Kendall Coyne Schofield, left, of the United States and Nelli Laitinen of Finland vie for the puck during the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships final match between the United States and Finland in Espoo, Finland, in this Sunday, April 14, 2019, file photo. The International Ice Hockey Federation is scrambling to reschedule the women’s world hockey championships after health officials in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, scrapped holding the tournament next month due to COVID-19 concerns. IIHF chief Rene Fasel told The Associated Press by phone he was blind-sided by the decision, which was made at essentially the last minute. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP, File)
IIHF: Women's world hockey championships in Canada postponed

By John Wawrow Apr. 21, 2021 01:12 PM EDT

Fasel: IIHF considers delaying women's championships to May

By John Wawrow Mar. 01, 2021 02:05 PM EST
Hockey Canada is considering pushing back the start of next month’s women’s world championships into May, International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene...

The Latest: Indiana State withdraws from Gulf Coast Showcase

By The Associated Press Nov. 21, 2020 02:06 PM EST
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Indiana State has withdrawn from...

A soldier talks with an RCMP officer at a checkpoint in Portapique, N.S. on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The military has provided personnel, modular tents, lights, tables, chairs and generators to a number of locations in the province. RCMP say at least 22 people are dead after a man who at one point wore a police uniform and drove a mock-up cruiser, went on a murder rampage in Portapique and several other Nova Scotia communities. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend

By Rob Gillies Apr. 24, 2020 12:05 AM EDT

In this Wednesday, April 22, 2020, photo, a couple place a flag at a memorial in Portapique, Nova Scotia, following Saturday's shooting rampage. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Official: Canada shooting erupted after domestic dispute

By Rob Gillies Apr. 23, 2020 11:26 PM EDT

A tribute is displayed Monday, April 20, 2020, at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, following a weekend shooting rampage by a gunman, disguised as a police officer, that killed multiple people including an RCMP constable. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada's worst mass shooting

By Rob Gillies Apr. 20, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman, commanding officer of the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police, addresses a news conference at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Sunday, April 19, 2020. Canadian police say multiple people are dead plus the suspect after a shooting rampage across the province of Nova Scotia. It was the deadliest shooting in Canada in 30 years. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
16 killed in shooting rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

By Rob Gillies Apr. 19, 2020 02:17 PM EDT