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Conservative leadership candidates jointly call for delayed vote
OTTAWA - Three contenders vying to become the next federal Conservative leader have banded together to call for the race to be delayed and for fees to be cut in half due to the pressures of the&n...
Mar 24, 2020

Agricultural moisture has wide variation across the province
EDMONTON, AB. -- With Spring officially arriving last week, the minds of farmers have turned to planting and what impact COVID-19 might have on this year's seeding.At this point, Jim Wicket, chairman ...
Mar 24, 2020 Spring wheat moisture reserves - Alberta Agriculture

What happens to Olympic soccer age limit when games are pushed back by a year?
Among the many questions left to be answered in the wake of the Tokyo Olympic postponement to 2021 is does the schedule change affect the men's soccer competition. Olympic men's soccer qualifying...
Mar 24, 2020

WestJet lays off 6,900 employees
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly half of all of WestJet's workers are no longer employed by the company."Today, 6,900 WestJetters are receiving notices confirming early retirements, early outs, and both volunt...
Mar 24, 2020 WestJet plane at the Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

Canadian troops in Ukraine face uncertainty due to COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has left military commanders facing a tough decision over what to do with 200 Canadian soldiers in Ukraine. Canada has had troops in the eastern European country since the...
Mar 24, 2020

Williams not letting COVID-19 pandemic negatively impact his workouts
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty regarding when Karlos Williams will return to pro football, but it hasn't hurt his preparation to play for the Toronto Argonauts. The ...
Mar 24, 2020

Though scuttled, SXSW still goes ahead with film awards
NEW YORK - South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a ha...
Mar 24, 2020

'Wonder Woman 1984,' 'In The Heights' postponed due to virus
NEW YORK - Warner Bros. on Tuesday delayed the summer release of "Wonder Woman 1984" and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" from its schedule due to the coronavirus pandem...
Mar 24, 2020

NHL players, teams trying to stay connected with fans during COVID-19 pandemic
The video starts with Morgan Rielly standing at a sink before the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman proceeds to demonstrate the correct way to wash your hands. Another clip shows teammate Zach ...
Mar 24, 2020

Grim find: Bodies of virus victims in Spanish nursing homes
MADRID - Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspected of dying from the new coronavirus,...
Mar 24, 2020