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China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province
BEIJING - Chinese authorities are lifting a lockdown in most of its virus-hit Hubei province. People who are cleared will be able to leave the province after midnight Tuesday. The city of Wuhan, where...
Mar 24, 2020
Tories won't give feds unilateral powers to spend, borrow, tax during health crisis
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his party will not give the Trudeau government "a blank cheque" to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis. While Conservatives are prepared to ...
Mar 23, 2020
MacKay calls for Conservative leadership vote to be held as soon as possible
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says an election for party leader should be held as soon as logistically possible. MacKay, a former cabinet minister and early front-runner in t...
Mar 23, 2020
Florida governor orders New York travellers to quarantine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order mandating that anyone arriving on a flight from New York City and the surrounding area submit to self-quarant...
Mar 23, 2020
The Daily with LNN – March 23, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....
Mar 23, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Just one new case of COVID 19 in South Zone
EDMONTON, AB. -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has reached 301 after an additional 42 new cases were announced on Monday (Mar 23). Only one new case was added in the South Zone, that being i...
Mar 23, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw -- The Gov't of Alberta
Lethbridge man charged after alleged assault, mischief at liquor store
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a man after a reported incident at a liquor store.On Friday, March 20, police were called to the Liquor Depot on the 500 Block of Universit...
Mar 23, 2020 Lethbridge Police vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)
Premier Kenney: 'special place in hell' for hoarders, scammers during pandemic'
EDMONTON, AB. -- Jason Kenney pulled no punches during a news conference Monday (Mar 23) afternoon that covered everything from hoarding and those ignoring Alberta Health's self-isolation mandate, to ...
Mar 23, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney - The Canadian Press
2020 Lethbridge Air Show Cancelled
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Organizers of the Lethbridge International Air Show have made the difficult decision to cancel this year's event.It was scheduled for the Heritage Day long weekend in early August aft...
Mar 23, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020