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Concerns raised about feds dealings on First Nations elections amid COVID-19

OTTAWA - The chief of an Ontario First Nation says her community is caught up in bureaucratic and "paternalistic" voting rules that could leave it with a governance gap in the midd...

Apr 03, 2020

Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19. Health Canada is creating a database of specialized voluntee...

Apr 03, 2020

At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch

MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...

Apr 03, 2020

Conservative leadership campaigns continue, despite request from party

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates remain on the campaign trail despite a request from the party to put most of their efforts on pause during the COVID-19 crisis. A recording of a campaign co...

Apr 03, 2020

Projections show between 3,000 and 15,000 could die from COVID-19 in Ontario

TORONTO - The steps the Ontario government has taken so far to limit the spread of COVID-19 have likely saved tens of thousands of lives, public health officials said Friday, but even with further act...

Apr 03, 2020

Feds to offer full-time work to all military reservists as part of COVID-19 response

OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to offer full-time employment to all reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces until the end of the summer. The move is intended to make sure the military has...

Apr 03, 2020

With parks closed, Disney starts furloughs in 2 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some wor...

Apr 03, 2020

Lethbridge man with possible COVID-19 exposure charged after assaulting peace officer

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who admitted to possible COVID-19 exposure has been charged after assaulting a peace officer.LPS stated that on April 2, at around 10:30 p.m., police were...

Apr 03, 2020 The Lethbridge Police Service station (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge Transit will require reservations, only for "essential travel"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting on Wednesday, April 8, Lethbridge Transit is suspending its current routing model and will require people to book their spots in advance."In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Apr 03, 2020 Lethbridge Transit bus. (Lethbridge News Now)

Northern residents embrace plan for unique beaded pin honouring COVID-19 workers

DAWSON CITY, Yukon - A made-in-Yukon initiative to celebrate front-line workers fighting COVID-19 is gaining momentum across the North. An administrative assistant at a health centre in Dawson Ci...

Apr 03, 2020