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Canadian Ashley Lawrence in France, looking for learnings during 'unique time'
At 24, Ashley Lawrence is the reigning Canada Soccer female player of the year - an influential fullback/midfielder who has already won 91 caps for her country. But the Paris Saint-Germain player has ...
Apr 14, 2020
Supporting your neighbours during a pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's as simple as just calling your neighbour or saying hi from across the street.That's from Chelsea Eastman with Volunteer Lethbridge. She said during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's im...
Apr 14, 2020 View of the coulees from the top of the Melcor Centre in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Koletrane Wilson signs with AHL’s Stockton Heat
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Koletrane Wilson is taking the next step in his hockey journey.The defenceman from Edmonton has signed a contract with the American Hockey League's Stockton Heat for the 2020-2021 sea...
Apr 14, 2020 Koletrane Wilson has signed with the Stockton Heat (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com)
Government enacts stricter quarantine measures for returnees to Canada
OTTAWA - Starting at midnight, the federal government says all people returning to Canada will have to check in to a hotel or other designated site unless they have an acceptable self-quarantine plan....
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau promises $130M in COVID-19 aid for vulnerable northern communities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend $130 million to help northern communities maintain supply chains and shore up health and social service systems to withsta...
Apr 14, 2020
Canada-U.S. border restrictions won't be lifted any time soon, says Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border won't be eased any time soon. Trudeau says Canada is still very much in the control-and-contain phase o...
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau: Feds ready to send provinces cash to top-up worker salaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to send money to provinces that want to provide salary top-ups to workers deemed essential. The extra cash would be design...
Apr 14, 2020
Alberta Labour Minister clarifies COVID-19 job protection measures
EDMONTON, AB - Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping responded to questions in the legislature this week regarding laws around job protection during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lethbridge-East ML...
Apr 14, 2020 Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping. (Government of Alberta)
Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips
OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are fighting off criticism that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willin...
Apr 14, 2020
MLS tempers season expectations, says return in mid-May is extremely unlikely
TORONTO - Major League Soccer conceded Tuesday that a return to play in mid-May is "extremely unlikely," as is fitting in the entire season. Like many leagues, the North American soccer circuit announ...
Apr 14, 2020