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Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving seniors a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help manage extra costs associated with COVID-19. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says seniors who receive old age...
May 12, 2020
Recommendations made to reduce ENMAX Centre's reliance on tax dollars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A major operational review of Lethbridge's largest arena has come back to city council.The report from KPMG was presented at this week's Community Issues Committee meeting with input ...
May 12, 2020
Poland's president joins hip-hop challenge to help medics
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's president has recorded a hip-hop video as part of an effort to raise money for the country's health service as it fights the coronavirus pandemic. President Andrzej Duda's re...
May 12, 2020
City reminding business owners to flush their building’s pipes before reopening
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Before reopening their doors, businesses are being reminding to check for stagnant water in their buildings.The City of Lethbridge said water in buildings that have been vacant for th...
May 12, 2020
Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the government is setting up a new COVID-19 funding stream out of Ottawa's existing infrastructure programs. It will set aside up to 10 per cent...
May 12, 2020
Bye-bye bears: Calgary Zoo returning pandas to China due to bamboo barriers
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems with getting enough bamboo to feed them. Er Shun and Da...
May 12, 2020
Orlando's Kamal Miller killing it in the kitchen during the pandemic
Canadian international Kamal Miller is killing it in the kitchen during the pandemic. The Orlando City SC defender, filming at home, has done "Cooking with K Millz" videos on breakfast (panc...
May 12, 2020
'Be Like Mike' jingle almost didn't happen, says creator
NEW YORK - "The Last Dance," ESPN's docuseries detailing the 1998 and final season of the Chicago Bulls championship dynasty, has served as a reminder to basketball fans of the greatness of Michael Jo...
May 12, 2020
Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras makes weight in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras made weight Tuesday in advance of her fight with American Sijara (Sarj) Eubanks on a televised UFC card Wednesday. Both fighters wei...
May 12, 2020
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving seniors a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help manage extra costs associated with COVID-19. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says seniors who rece...
May 12, 2020