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Quebec delays provincial tax deadlines, says move will free up $7.7 billion
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister is delaying the deadline for individuals and businesses to pay their provincial taxes in order to ease financial pressure caused by the novel coronavirus. The...
Mar 17, 2020
Cinemas close nationwide, studios push new movies into homes
NEW YORK - U.S. movie theatres have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country's 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown. The largest chains had...
Mar 17, 2020
Commons likely to sit again to pass economic response to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Parliament will likely sit again to pass emergency measures for the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.He says a major announcement on supporting the econ...
Mar 17, 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau -- The Canadian Press
Lethbridge Police arrest man after allegedly robbing taxi driver
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection to an incident where a taxi driver was reportedly robbed at knifepoint.Just before midnight on Sunday, March 15, police responded to a...
Mar 17, 2020 Lethbridge Police station. (Lethbridge News Now)
French Open postponed until September because of COVID-19
The French Open tennis tournament was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting from May to September. The French tennis federation announced the decision Tuesday. ...
Mar 17, 2020
Raymond woman charged with assaulting two seniors in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a woman, 23, in connection with a robbery where two senior citizens were assaulted.On Wednesday, March 11, the downtown branch of the Lethbridge Public ...
Mar 17, 2020 Lethbridge Public Library. (Lethbridge News Now)
Ohio Democrats object to delay of state's primary election
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democrats expressed frustration Tuesday and said they were weighing their options after Ohio's Republican elected leaders postponed primary election voting amid coronavirus concerns. ...
Mar 17, 2020
AA temporarily closing some meetings to help combat spread of COVID-19
Alcoholics Anonymous is temporarily closing many of its meetings across Canada in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. AA, which typically meets in churches, legion halls, and other public meetin...
Mar 17, 2020
City of Lethbridge adjusts Transit Route 12 service
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has adjusted one of its prime transit routes.Route 12 will be moved to 30-minute service as of today, March 17 to accommodate lower than typical rider volumes.R...
Mar 17, 2020 A Lethbridge Transit bus (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Toronto Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams undergoes knee procedure
Toronto Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams underwent a minor knee procedure Tuesday, ironically taking advantage of rugby league's hiatus due to COVID-19 to get healthy. The club said the former All Bl...
Mar 17, 2020