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Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19

DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...

Apr 02, 2020

Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19

NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind b...

Apr 02, 2020

Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19

A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...

Apr 02, 2020

Morgan Rielly can't explain talent-loaded Maple Leafs' rollercoaster campaign

TORONTO - Morgan Rielly has been working out at home trying to stay in shape. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is also reading, watching movies and improving his rudimentary cooking skills. He'...

Apr 02, 2020

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship

WASHINGTON - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for he...

Apr 02, 2020

96 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, including two in South Health Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has provided its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic in the province.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says 96 new cases were confirmed Th...

Apr 02, 2020

Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon

Passengers stranded aboard two COVID-19-stricken cruise ships said they're finally hopeful their ordeal is nearing its end as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to ensure the Can...

Apr 02, 2020

Parking at Alberta hospitals made temporarily free

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting Friday, April 3, there will be no fee for healthcare workers or the general public to park at Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities.Many health-care workers and physicians...

Apr 02, 2020 Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting

MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary over the health threat from the new coronavirus, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days...

Apr 02, 2020

Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears

Tim Harrison made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-ye...

Apr 02, 2020