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Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed to 2021

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another major sporting event has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Lethbridge 2020 Alberta Summer Games Society has elected to postpone the games until the summer of 2021....

Apr 02, 2020 Lethbridge Alberta Summer Games 2020 logo

The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers

TORONTO - Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar. An...

Apr 02, 2020

Ontario to release COVID-19 modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear

TORONTO - Ontario will release data Friday showing how many Ontarians could die from COVID-19 in various scenarios, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, warning that the projections will be hard to h...

Apr 02, 2020

Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports

Scores of countries have moved to restrict the export of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies critical for front-line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Canada and ot...

Apr 02, 2020

Navy recalls ships, orders physical distancing on board due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is pulling a number of ships back from overseas missions and imposing strict rules around physical distancing at sea as the military prepares to respond to the pandemi...

Apr 02, 2020

Canadian international Lindsay Agnew savours soccer experience Down Under

Lindsay Agnew has had plenty of time to ponder her recent soccer adventure Down Under. The Canadian international has been in self-isolation in Florida since returning from Australia where she pl...

Apr 02, 2020

Fort Macleod company helping to build temporary hospitals in New York

FORT MACLEOD, AB - New York City is among the most afflicted by COVID-19 in the world right now, but a company in Southern Alberta is helping to build the proper facilities.CNN reported Wednesday that...

Apr 02, 2020 A shipment of panels gets ready for transport to New York. (Supplied by Delcan Building Materials)

Limited sexual-health services could lead to unplanned pregnancies: advocates

OTTAWA - Sexual-health advocates say limited access to services and contraceptives because of COVID-19 is likely to lead to a surge in unintended pregnancies. Darrah Teitel with Action Canada for Sexu...

Apr 02, 2020

Lethbridge Food Bank receiving $300,000 to help vulnerable students and their families

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is supporting nine non-profits to provide food assistance to vulnerable K-12 students and their families.Altogether, the province is rolling out $3-million i...

Apr 02, 2020 Staff at the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division distribute food packages to students from Lethrbidge Food Bank. (Holy Spirit Catholic School Division)

Lethbridge County announces 90-day utility penalty deferrals

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Following the provincial government's announcement of a 90-day deferral on all utility penalties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lethbridge County is following suit.The c...

Apr 02, 2020 The Lethbridge County office (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)