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Exhibition Park lays off dozens of workers due to COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Exhibition Park has announced that a sizable number of their employees will be affected by layoffs and event cancellations.The company says 80 per cent of its full-time workforce is b...
Mar 25, 2020 Exhibition Park. (Lethbridge News Now)

Hockey gear manufacturer to switch from protecting players to medical staff
MONTREAL - Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer is offering to modify its production line to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and first responders. The prote...
Mar 25, 2020

It's still safe to donate blood during the COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lot of people are rightfully concerned about COVID-19, but Canadian Blood Services (CBS) says, as long as you are healthy, that should not stop you from donating blood."It is safe t...
Mar 25, 2020 Canadian Blood Services clinic in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Latest stats show Lethbridge Police resolved 99% of 2019 calls without use of force
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police took close to 36,000 calls for service in 2019.99 percent of those calls were resolved without officers using force. Those numbers are from the 2019 Use of Force Sta...
Mar 25, 2020 A Lethbridge Police vehicle (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Canadian international forward Brett Beukeboom retires from rugby
Canadian international lock Brett Beukeboom, captain of England's Cornish Pirates, has announced his retirement from rugby. The Pirates, who play in England's second-tier Championship, said ...
Mar 25, 2020

CFLPA tells players to prepare for the worst regarding COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL hasn't pushed back the start of training camps and its 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic just yet. But new CFLPA president Solomon Elimimian is telling players to...
Mar 25, 2020

Feds to start enforcing 14-day quarantines on travellers
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government will start enforcing 14-day quarantines on travellers returning to Canada to try to limit the spread of COVID-19.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says "manda...
Mar 25, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. (The Canadian Press)

Report: COVID-19 will have long-lasting effects on Canadian economy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Conference Board of Canada predicts that the COVID-19 impact will impact the county's economy for years to come."In comparison with our baseline scenario, the bi...
Mar 25, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge, taken March 25, 2020. (Lethbridge News Now)

Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to provide financial support to media organizations to keep journalists working and reporting on the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce...
Mar 25, 2020

Trudeau reminds travellers returning to Canada to self-isolate at home
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding travellers who are returning to Canada that they are "required" to isolate themselves at home for 14 days. But Trudeau won't say if his Lib...
Mar 25, 2020