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Music festival, barbecue championship postponed in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Beale Street Music Festival and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, have been postponed because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Memphis in May ...
Mar 19, 2020

Air Canada lays off more than 5,000 flight attendants amid COVID-19 pandemic
MONTREAL - A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the...
Mar 19, 2020

India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
NEW DELHI - Four convicts were hanged Friday for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a moving bus in New Delhi. The men were hanged at Tihar Jail in New Delhi, Pres...
Mar 19, 2020

Grammy-winning artist Lecrae distributes wash stations
ATLANTA - Grammy-winning hip hop recording artist Lecrae joined forces with non-profit organization Thursday to assemble and distribute portable hand-washing stations throughout Atlanta in areas with ...
Mar 19, 2020

The Daily with LNN – March 19, 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 19, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Don't wait for Parliament, start processing applications for financial aid now: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. In...
Mar 19, 2020

Passport services suspended until further notice
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is suspending its passport services until further notice.Canadians will only be able to obtain or renew passports if they need to travel for urgent reasons.This...
Mar 19, 2020 (Supplied by Government of Canada)

Alternate in-home workouts help maintain wellness with gyms and studios closed
The recent closure of gyms and yoga/pilates studios has forced people to get creative in their pursuit of wellness. Working out at home has become the go-to option for many as the...
Mar 19, 2020
First COVID-19 death in Alberta confirmed
EDMONTON, AB - The province has it's first confirmed death related to COVID-19. A man in his 60's, who suffered from underlying conditions, had died in the Edmonton Zone. This patient was a case of co...
Mar 19, 2020

Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel in Edmonton
REGINA - An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo, president of the Sa...
Mar 19, 2020