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NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says nearly two million jobs lost in April
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 devastated the economy and forced businesses...
May 08, 2020
COVID cases in Alberta surpass 6,000 with few new infections Thursday
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Only 54 new cases were confirmed Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 6,017.With the daily num...
May 07, 2020 Chief Medical of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead.Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both cl...
May 07, 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau -- The Canadian Press
Feds to cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send the provinces and territories $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.He says the de...
May 07, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (The Canadian Press)
Second man charged in connection with Lethbridge murder
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second person has been charged in connection with a Lethbridge death.On Monday, April 27, police responded to an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South at around ...
May 06, 2020 An investigator on scene at the apartment building on 4th Avenue S. in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
96 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Alberta, one new death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As Alberta gets set to start its relaunch, 96 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the province.The latest figures reported by the province today (Sunday, May 3) show that the...
May 03, 2020 Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Government of Alberta)
South Zone COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000, four new cases in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 1,000 people in the South Health Zone have tested positive for COVID-19.That is from the provincial government's latest update on the virus as of Friday, May 1.Across Albert...
May 01, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Province announces new COVID-19 measures for continuing care centres
CALGARY, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest report on COVID-19 in the province.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed 315 new infections Wednesday, bringing th...
Apr 29, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Province confirms two more COVID-19 deaths in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 infections in the province.Premier Jason Kenney confirmed an additional 154 infections Tuesday, bringing the provincia...
Apr 28, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)
Lethbridge Police investigating ‘suspicious death’
LETHBRIDGE, AB - City Police are investigating what they've labeled a 'suspicious death' at a residential building on the 1200 block of the street.Officers on scene said a wellness check was conducted...
Apr 27, 2020 Police tape in front of the building along 4th Avenue S. in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)