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Blood Tribe announces mandatory curfew for youths
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Chief and Council are taking steps to minimize the risk of community transmission of COVID-19.Effective immediately, all residents under the age of 18 must stay at home ...
Mar 30, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames announce temporary layoffs
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday come with nearly all major sports leagues and...
Mar 30, 2020

Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...
Mar 30, 2020

Former Canucks goalie Lack retires after taking time off with hip injury
Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a hip injury, made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account in a four-...
Mar 30, 2020

U of L campus access heavily restricted
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Due to the ongoing pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic and the high volumes of people frequently attending, the University of Lethbridge has restricted access to its campus.They are abi...
Mar 30, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge School Division trying to sort out mandated budget cuts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - School boards across Alberta will have to make do with less.The Government of Alberta announced on Saturday that education funding will be "temporarily adjusted" since K-12 classes ar...
Mar 30, 2020 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute. (Lethbridge News Now)

Long road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes bound for Tokyo Games
On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands "this is the last winter we have to do this before Tokyo." It wasn't. The ...
Mar 30, 2020

Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned
Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday. The new feeds come in A...
Mar 30, 2020

City of Lethbridge announces 248 layoffs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several city employees have been temporarily laid off.Interim City Manager Jody Meli says this includes a total of 248 employees, 244 of whom were casual workers. The other four are p...
Mar 30, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases. Hospitals are reserving ventilato...
Mar 30, 2020