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AP source: 2 more Titans positives, Pats cancel practice
NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, and the New England Patriots have cancelled ...
Oct 07, 2020
Spike in COVID-19 cases linked to Lethbridge church and a child care facility
LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***UP DATED as of 12:15-pm. The City of Lethbridge has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases and more information is being released about that spike.As of Wednesday morning, there were 29 ac...
Oct 07, 2020
Cases drop in Quebec but hospitalizations creep up in hardest-hit provinces
There were some small positive signs in COVID-19 data reported from Quebec and Ontario today, even as hospitalizations inched upwards in Canada's two most populous provinces. New cases in Quebec dropp...
Oct 07, 2020
Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19.In a report this morning, the parliament...
Oct 07, 2020
Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge
BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...
Oct 07, 2020
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackso...
Oct 07, 2020
Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ...
Oct 07, 2020
Operation Red Nose a no-go for 2020 holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Operation Red Nose will not be available this holiday season.The nation-wide program provides safe rides home for individuals, targeting the holiday party season. The local initiative...
Oct 07, 2020
Lethbridge-born Ridly Greig among first round picks in NHL Draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a great Tuesday night for Lethbridge's Ridly Greig.Greig was among seven Western Hockey League (WHL) players selected in the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL...
Oct 07, 2020
Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren't easily recycled and already have more environmentally friendly alternatives will be the first to go under...
Oct 07, 2020