COVID-19 Coronavirus

UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption

UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines on Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be able to resume, as it continues to grapple with the challenge of completing c...

Apr 01, 2020

Sens say four more members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19

The Ottawa Senators say four additional members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to six. The team announced Wednesday that the people in question travelle...

Apr 01, 2020

Nova Scotian hosts online kitchen party as antidote to the COVID-19 blues

HALIFAX - For those growing weary of gloomy news about the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotian Heather Thompson has created an upbeat antidote: an online, down-home kitchen party. The Facebook page T...

Apr 01, 2020

'Wicked' movie release delayed, 'Minions' pushed to 2021

LOS ANGELES - "Wicked" fans are going to have to wait even longer to see Stephen Daldry's film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Universal Pictures on Wednesday announced that another handfu...

Apr 01, 2020

Source: Woodbine Entertainment to postpone $1-million Queen's Plate

TORONTO - Add the 2020 Queen's Plate to the list of sports events to have either been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A source told The Canadian Press that Woodbine Entertainment ...

Apr 01, 2020

Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajdu ...

Apr 01, 2020

Golfer Corey Conners making the most of time at home during social distancing

Like most people, Corey Conners is finding new and different ways to fill his time while observing physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. That means playing as the Toronto Maple L...

Apr 01, 2020

City offering social service supports in light of COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is working hard to help the community during the global COVID-19 pandemic.The city says staff has been working with local partners to identify areas of need for...

Apr 01, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come

New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...

Apr 01, 2020

Province providing $30 million in COVID-19 funding to support charities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta government is offering support to charitable and non-profit organizations who are helping the vulnerable during the COVID-19 global pandemic, in the form of $30 million in...

Apr 01, 2020 The Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)