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Ailing federal prisoner who fears COVID-19 awaits word on early release
OTTAWA - A inmate who has serious health problems and fears COVID-19 hopes to hear from the federal prison service today whether he will be let out of custody. Otherwise, Derrick Snow's case is s...
Apr 16, 2020
Former Jays exec Pat Gillick remembers Damaso Garcia as good player, good person
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays executive Pat Gillick remembers former Toronto second baseman Damaso Garcia as a "very good player and a very good person." Garcia, a two-time all-star who helped the young ...
Apr 16, 2020
Interfaith Food Bank could see 40% rise in demand this year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As many are currently laid off of work and non-essential businesses have been forced to close, people are turning to food banks in larger numbers.Danielle McIntyre, the Executive Dire...
Apr 16, 2020 Interfaith Food Bank. (Lethbridge News Now)
Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto
TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...
Apr 16, 2020
Louis Armstrong org starts COVID-19 fund for jazz musicians
NEW YORK - The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization'...
Apr 16, 2020
Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open golf tournament postponed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's sad news for golf fans in Canada, including in southern Alberta.The first six events of the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada have been postponed due to the impacts of the COVID-1...
Apr 16, 2020 Paradise Canyon Golf Resort in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Federal inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at prison in Mission, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An inmate has died from an apparent complication related to COVID-19 at a prison in B.C. Correctional Services of Canada says it is the first death from the novel coronavi...
Apr 16, 2020
Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill a...
Apr 16, 2020
Agriculture group wants Ottawa to prioritize aid to ensure food supply
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second to the health of Canadians, to ensure the country's food supply. Pr...
Apr 16, 2020
Barlage wins ENMAX Corp. Hardest Working Award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Logan Barlage set new career highs in points, goals and assists this past season.For his hard work, the Lethbridge Hurricanes forward has been named the recipient of the ENMAX Corpora...
Apr 16, 2020 Logan Barlage (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com)