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Canada-United States border to be closed for another 30 days
OTTAWA - Canada has extended its border closure with the United States for 30 days. The closure restricts non-essential travel across the border. The border was originally closed on March 21 because o...
Apr 18, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:40 p.m. Newfoundland and Labrador has confirmed one new case of COVID-19. The province has confirmed 257 cases of the ...
Apr 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:50 p.m. ET on April 18, 2020: There are 32,414 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 16,798 confir...
Apr 18, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended for 30 days
OTTAWA, ONT - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that it will be at least another month before operations at the national border returns to normal.He says it was a joint decision by offi...
Apr 18, 2020 Coutts border crossing. (Canada Border Services Agency)
$306-million announced to support Indigenous businesses
OTTAWA, ONT - The Government of Canada has announced a new fund to support businesses owned by Indigenous communities.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $306-million is being invested to allow compani...
Apr 18, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Government of Canada)
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dies at age 84
Paul O'Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. O'Neill's son, Paul O'Neill J...
Apr 18, 2020
Canes trade Dorrington for Mitchell Prowse & two picks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced a new trade.They have sent 2002-born forward Nick Dorrington to the Victoria Royals. In exchange, they received 2000-born defenseman, Mitchell...
Apr 18, 2020 (Lethbridge Hurricanes)
'It's unprecedented:' Manitoba First Nation going ahead with band election
WINNIPEG - Members of a Manitoba First Nation will each be handed a mask, gloves and sanitizer as they head to the ballot box on Saturday. "We've never gone through this before," said Shawn Kent, a co...
Apr 18, 2020
Hidden death toll: Doctors say people dying as they avoid ERs due to COVID fears
Health-care providers are warning of an unseen toll COVID-19 could take if people die because they are too afraid to go to an emergency room for serious health issues unrelated to the pandemic. "...
Apr 18, 2020
Lethbridge rises four spots on national home rental price ranking
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While Lethbridge is still on the affordable end of rental prices across the country, it saw a jump over the last month.Out of 30 communities analyzed by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Researc...
Apr 18, 2020 Apartments for rent sign. (Lethbridge News Now)