Author Archives:

Curlers opt for traditional handshakes at Brier instead of suggested fist bumps
KINGSTON, Ont. - Traditional handshakes still rule at the Tim Hortons Brier despite a Curling Canada suggestion for athletes to bump fists at this week's national men's curling cha...
Mar 06, 2020

US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated
WASHINGTON - Hiring jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the United States. The Labor Departm...
Mar 06, 2020

Feds mull financial help to ease COVID-19 burden, but no details yet: Freeland
OTTAWA - The government is mulling potential financial help to ease the burden of the novel coronavirus on businesses and individuals after its first cabinet committee meeting on the subject, Deputy P...
Mar 06, 2020

Morneau says Ottawa will soon announce support for those quarantined
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government will soon announce support for Canadians who have to be quarantined in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. He also s...
Mar 06, 2020

Suicide bombers wound 5 police in Tunisian capital
TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisia's interior ministry says two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the U.S. Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, Friday, wounding five police officers. A ministry stateme...
Mar 06, 2020

Daylight saving a good time to check residential alarms
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The clocks will spring forward this weekend.Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 8. At 2:00 a.m., clocks get turned forward one hour to 3:00 a.m. local time.With the start o...
Mar 06, 2020 Photo: The Canadian Press

Pro bull riders take over ENMAX Centre this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following an exciting competition that had the crowd on its feet in 2019, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada's Monster Energy Tour returns to Lethbridge this weekend.The event ...
Mar 06, 2020 Two-time national champion Zane Lambert (Photo credit to Covy Moore/CovyMoore.com)

Iran warns it could use 'force' to halt travel amid virus
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Friday the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic as authorities warned they may use "force" to limit travel between cities. ...
Mar 06, 2020

Bethlehem's storied Nativity Church closes amid virus fears
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian officials on Thursday closed the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem indefinitely over fears of the new coronavirus, weeks a...
Mar 06, 2020

Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian filmmaker who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear has been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence over his movies, his lawyer said Wednesday. Mohammad Rasou...
Mar 06, 2020