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Face masks will be mandatory on U of L campus starting August 10
LETHBRIDGE, AB - All students, staff, and visitors will have to wear face masks at the University of Lethbridge, effective Monday, August 10.The rule will apply to indoor public spaces such as hallway...
Jul 31, 2020
Sophie Schmidt, Alphonso Davies win Canada Soccer Player of the Month awards
Sophie Schmidt and Alphonso Davies have been named Canada Soccer's Players of the Month for July after helping their teams lift trophies. Schmidt and the Houston Dash won the Challenge Cup, cappi...
Jul 31, 2020
Nurse on Canadian anthem: "We need to do better in the systemic racism area"
The Toronto Raptors will treat both national anthems as "one long song" ahead of their opening game of the NBA restart on Saturday, according to coach Nick Nurse. Two days after every player and ...
Jul 31, 2020
'Don't want my brother to die:' Inmate's sister worried about his mental health
REGINA - The death of her brother weighs on Prairie Crowe's mind. Nicholas Dinardo is alive, but behind bars. The 28-year-old Indigenous man has attempted suicide multiple times and spent long st...
Jul 31, 2020
Mobile app to help notify Canadians of possible COVID-19 exposure officially launched
OTTAWA, AB- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced that the app "COVID Alert" is now available to download.The app helps notify users if they may have been expo...
Jul 31, 2020
Parents in Lethbridge must commit to at-home or in-school learning by August 10
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division has released its new parent survey.Earlier this month, the provincial government announced that schools would be resuming in September with "near-normal...
Jul 31, 2020
Number of Alberta doctors grew at twice the pace of general population, Shandro calls for change
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released statistics on physicians across the country and how those have changed.In Alberta, the number of family doctors and s...
Jul 31, 2020
Sources: CFL no longer talking to Business Development Bank of Canada
TORONTO - The CFL is no longer looking to the Business Development Bank of Canada for financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL had been pointed to the BDC by the federal go...
Jul 31, 2020
Kinsmen lead expansion of playground at Coaldale’s Eastview Park
COALDALE, AB - The Kinsmen Club of Coaldale is helping spruce up a local park.On July 24 and 25, volunteers showed up to the Eastview Park playground. $75,000 worth of equipment was installed around t...
Jul 31, 2020
Virus rocks MLB: Cards-Brewers off; 2 St. Louis positives
NEW YORK - The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season. Friday's game between St...
Jul 31, 2020