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Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns
Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them. "They g...
Apr 12, 2020
Lack of FSCD funding a frustrating battle for Lethbridge mother
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Recent times have been difficult for Angela Emoff.The Lethbridge woman is a support assistant for Geoff Meyering, an impartial quadriplegic. This means Meyering has use of four limbs,...
Apr 12, 2020 Emoff with her son Ben (Photo provided by Angela Emoff)
Trust laid low by COVID-19, but crisis could give 'civil' society new life
WASHINGTON - In war, as the saying goes, truth is the first casualty. In a global pandemic, it seems trust doesn't fare too well either. At a moment in history marked by soci...
Apr 12, 2020
'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" tried its first "quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in ...
Apr 12, 2020
Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has more than enough protective masks, gloves and ventilators for its own COVID-19 needs, so it's sharing some of its surplus with provinces in more dire n...
Apr 11, 2020
Blood Tribe passes Emergency Protection Bylaw
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Chief and Council have passed a new bylaw.A release from Blood Tribe Communications & Community Engagement states the Emergency Protection Bylaw addressed the wellbe...
Apr 11, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, including four new in South Health Zone
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government announced 69 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Alberta today, April 11.That brings the provincial total to 1,569 cases. The total number of death...
Apr 11, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Alberta sending PPE to Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government announced today that it's sending supplies to British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.This is to help address unprecedented demand for personal protective equipme...
Apr 11, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney during today's announcement (Screenshot from YourAlberta video on YouTube)
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be...
Apr 11, 2020
Hayley Wickenheiser begins personal protective equipment drive in Toronto
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser can't believe how quickly her drive for personal protection equipment has come together. The Canadian hockey legend, Ontario premier Doug Ford and an army of volunteers j...
Apr 11, 2020