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Salzburg Festival will go on this year but in shortened form
The Salzburg Festival will be one of classical music's few offerings in the summer of the coronavirus pandemic, staging a reduced 100th anniversary celebration with capacities limited to about 50%. Eu...
Jun 9, 2020
Floyd mourned and U.S. not investigating Prince Andrew; In The News for June 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 9 ... --- C...
Jun 9, 2020
France announces $16.9 billion in aid to aviation industry
PARIS - France's government has announced 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in aid for the virus-battered aerospace industry, including plane maker Airbus and national airline Air France. Finance Minis...
Jun 9, 2020
Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19. And it suggests that fear of a sec...
Jun 9, 2020
Hubert Gagnon, who played Homer Simpson in Quebec version of show, dies at 73
MONTREAL - For generations of Quebec viewers, the bumbling, doughnut-loving cartoon dad Homer Simpson didn't speak with the American accent of voice actor Dan Castellaneta, but rather the&nb...
Jun 8, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 p.m. on June 8, 2020: There are 96,244 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,047 confirmed (includ...
Jun 8, 2020
The Daily with LNN – June 8, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere - now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of th...
Jun 8, 2020
Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer makes basic purse of US$125,000 in UFC 250 loss
Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer made a basic purse of US$125,000 for her loss by decision Saturday to featherweight champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes at UFC 250. Nunes, who also holds the UFC bantamwe...
Jun 8, 2020
"The Watch" manager speaks out on petition to defund the program - Video
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge's Watch program has been receiving some negative attention lately from some members of the public. The program is designed to provide the streets of Lethbridge with a volunt...
Jun 8, 2020
India reduces tariffs on Canadian lentils
OTTAWA, AB. -- Pulse Canada has received official word from India, on the fine details on a reduction in lentil tariffs. Pulse Canada CEO, Gordon Bacon, says Canada and all countries, excluding the Un...
Jun 8, 2020