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Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley is urging people to follow health authorities' guidelines in wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. "These are trying times but we can do this," he said in a video posted Thursday on social media. "Stay strong.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Woodbine Mohawk Park will suspend harness racing after Thursday's card due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Racing had continued at the track during the outbreak before officials made the move to call it off Thursday.

The recent closure of gyms and yoga/pilates studios has forced people to get creative in their pursuit of wellness.

TORONTO — Suddenly, the CFL and CFL Players' Association have more to discuss than T.J. Jones's contract situation. The 27-year-old Winnipeg native agreed to a deal reportedly worth $200,000 annually with the Toronto Argonauts on Feb. 14.

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: HOCKEY — NHL suspends 2019-20 season, impacting seven Canadian teams in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks signed winger William Lockwood to a two-year, entry-level contract Thursday. Drafted 64th overall by the club back in 2016, the 21-year-old spent the last four seasons at the University of Michigan.

TORONTO — The only certainty CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has these days is uncertainty. Ambrosie can't say definitively that CFL training camps will open on time due to all the unknowns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

English soccer authorities reached an unprecedented agreement to extend the season “indefinitely” on Thursday in an effort to complete all competitions disrupted by the virus outbreak that has brought sport almost to a standstill worldwide.

TORONTO — Major League Rugby has called off the remainder of the 2020 season, deciding it is better to call a halt to games now than keep going down an uncertain path due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Nick Arbuckle has seemingly found an innovative way to continue training during the COVID-19 pandemic.