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Province placing high priority on managing COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 Wednesday.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says officials are working diligently to support and m...
May 06, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Analysis: The NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting on Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where local and state governments have sign...
May 06, 2020
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73
BERLIN - Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony sa...
May 06, 2020
Israeli Supreme Court: Netanyahu may form government
JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may form a new government while under indictment for corruption charges, clearing the way for him and his main...
May 06, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak in northern Saskatchewan 'of concern:' top health officer
REGINA - Canada's chief public health officer says a COVID-19 outbreak gripping Saskatchewan's far north is an area of concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says not only is the region remote, but it's home t...
May 06, 2020
City workers "refreshing" downtown Lethbridge with renovations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you head through downtown Lethbridge in the coming weeks and months, you can expect to see workers present.Starting Wednesday, May 6, crews will be removing the brick planters on t...
May 06, 2020 4 Ave South in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is closely monitoring reports that COVID-19 may be linked to a strange inflammatory syndrome in some children. The society says it expects to issue advic...
May 06, 2020
RCMP involved in shooting south of Edmonton, witness saw injured officer
LEDUC, Alta. - A motorist says he saw a police vehicle following a black car south of Edmonton this morning before he heard gunshots and saw a wounded officer. Chad Cammock says the car was ...
May 06, 2020
Clashes between Arabs, non-Arabs in Sudan province kill 30
CAIRO - Tribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan's South Darfur province left at least 30 people dead and a dozen wounded, authorities said Wednesday. The fighting poses a significant chall...
May 06, 2020
Students start looking for summer work, with few options in usual places
OTTAWA - Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week. Brown counts himself among the lucky ones - luckier than many of his fri...
May 06, 2020