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Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June, $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the men's basket...
Mar 26, 2020
CANstruction event closing public viewing early due to COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - CANstruction public viewing has had to end early.Teams joined together to build unique structures out of canned foods to support local food banks. Among the sponsors were Today's Coun...
Mar 26, 2020 Country 95.5 & All Hits B93.3's 'Driving Food for Hunger' sculpture (Photo courtesy Danielle McIntyre)
Trudeau says travellers who refuse to self-isolate are 'dangerous'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians ignoring orders to stay isolated after returning from trips outside the country are endangering the lives of others. Canada today began enforcing ...
Mar 26, 2020
Benefit to COVID-19 impacted workers may be model for future: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the newly created benefit for workers affected by COVID-19 may be a model for how the federal government helps unemployed Canadians in the future. Du...
Mar 26, 2020
Province applies to designate "entire food supply chain" as an "essential service"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is taking steps to protect the province's food supply and aid food growers and producers, as well as consumers.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dre...
Mar 26, 2020 Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen. (Government of Alberta)
Students in need receive food through U of L campus care parcel campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the 17th straight year, the University of Lethbridge's campus care parcel initiative has helped over a hundred students.Volunteers from the community, the U of L, church groups in...
Mar 26, 2020 Over 100 parcels were delivered to students in need on Wednesday, March 25 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Indianapolis 500 postponed until August because of COVID-19
The Indianapolis 500 has been postponed until August because of the coronavirus pandemic and won't run on Memorial Day weekend for the first time since 1946. The race will instead be held Aug. 23, thr...
Mar 26, 2020
Freedom-of-information requests shunted to sidelines during virus crisis
OTTAWA - As government agencies across Canada focus strained resources on protecting people from COVID-19, efforts to respond to freedom-of-information requests from the public are slowing or even sto...
Mar 26, 2020
Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants. Disney announced Thursday that the duchess, who is married to Britain's Prince Har...
Mar 26, 2020
Ottawa asking banks and credit card companies to lower interest rates
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government is asking banks and credit-card companies to lower interest rates on Canadians struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Mar 26, 2020 Credit cards. (The Canadian Press)