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Charlize Theron launches initiative to fight gender violence
LOS ANGELES - Actress Charlize Theron and her foundation are committing $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts, with half of that dedicated to fighting gender-based violence resulting from the outbr...
Apr 22, 2020
Early indications suggest Tuesday fire caused by “improperly disposed smoking materials”
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge might have noticed smoke in the coulees on Tuesday.24 emergency crew members responded to a large fire in the city's river bottom. Fire Chief Marc Rathwell say...
Apr 22, 2020 Smoke seen from the fire in Lethbridge's river bottom (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
City aims to open yard waste sites on May 4
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's seasonal yard waste sites are set to open next month.The opening of the sites has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They're now planned to open on Monday, May 4,...
Apr 22, 2020 Photo of the yard waste site sign (Photo: City of Lethbridge)
Canada-U.S. border cracks open to asylum-seekers under new closure arrangement
OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. border has opened slightly to asylum seekers under the new framework unveiled this week extending the historic shutdown. Those who have been crossing irregularly into Canada a...
Apr 22, 2020
Kids’ health issues may go untreated for longer out of COVID-19 fears
OTTAWA - Pediatricians across the country say far fewer parents are seeking emergency care for their children, likely over concerns about exposing their kids to COVID-19 in hospitals. Some hospit...
Apr 22, 2020
Nine physicians in Pincher Creek to discontinue hospital-based services
PINCHER CREEK, AB - The community of Pincher Creek is set to lose all the hospital-based services of its doctors.A letter was released by The Associate Clinic's nine physicians, Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw, D...
Apr 22, 2020 The Associate Clinic in Pincher Creek. (Google Maps)
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
WASHINGTON - Despite pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favour of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus...
Apr 22, 2020
Feds scramble to bring stranded Canadian travellers home from India
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 20,000 Canadian travellers stranded abroad have been repatriated to Canada. But he says many more flights are needed to bring back large numbers o...
Apr 22, 2020
Trial delay, second anniversary of van attack affect victim's family
TORONTO - Life under the pall of COVID-19 has given Nick D'Amico time to think. Sometimes he thinks too much - mostly about his sister - and his thoughts fall down a black hole. Then he catc...
Apr 22, 2020
Annual report: Lethbridge's debt rising, but still in "strong financial position"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has released its 2019 annual report, which provides lots of details about the municipality's operations and financial position.Director of Treasury and Financia...
Apr 22, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)