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City offering social service supports in light of COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is working hard to help the community during the global COVID-19 pandemic.The city says staff has been working with local partners to identify areas of need for...
Apr 01, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...
Apr 01, 2020
Province providing $30 million in COVID-19 funding to support charities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta government is offering support to charitable and non-profit organizations who are helping the vulnerable during the COVID-19 global pandemic, in the form of $30 million in...
Apr 01, 2020 The Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Duration of COVID-19 measures depends on obeying health authorites: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the longer it takes for all Canadians to follow the rules and stay home the longer it will be before life can return to normal.One scenario presented to cab...
Apr 01, 2020
Trudeau: U.S. standing down plan to send soldiers to backstop northern border
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the United States appears to have backed off on its plan to send soldiers to the Canada-U.S. border. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had been float...
Apr 01, 2020
Trudeau defends new flights bringing Canadians home from across the globe
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians being flown home from abroad must subject themselves to "rigorous" and mandatory 14-day self-isolation to keep their fellow citizens safe. Tr...
Apr 01, 2020
Lethbridge Police enforcing public health orders, say to submit complaints to AHS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After the Government of Alberta discussed the introduction of legislation around public health orders Tuesday, Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has been given direction on the enforcem...
Apr 01, 2020 Lethbridge Police vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)
City asking residents to be mindful of waste and recycling during COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge are being asked to consider what they recycle and toss in their trash bans.The city says reduced services and closures due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic cou...
Apr 01, 2020 Some city services have been adjusted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Health Canada says the COVID-19 pandemic will likely lead to shortages of drugs and medical devices that treat other conditions. A lack of medications to fill ordinary ...
Apr 01, 2020
Wimbledon cancelled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won't be played. The All England Club announced...
Apr 01, 2020