Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Grammy-winning artist Lecrae distributes wash stations
ATLANTA - Grammy-winning hip hop recording artist Lecrae joined forces with non-profit organization Thursday to assemble and distribute portable hand-washing stations throughout Atlanta in areas with ...
Mar 19, 2020

Don't wait for Parliament, start processing applications for financial aid now: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. In...
Mar 19, 2020

Passport services suspended until further notice
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is suspending its passport services until further notice.Canadians will only be able to obtain or renew passports if they need to travel for urgent reasons.This...
Mar 19, 2020 (Supplied by Government of Canada)

Alternate in-home workouts help maintain wellness with gyms and studios closed
The recent closure of gyms and yoga/pilates studios has forced people to get creative in their pursuit of wellness. Working out at home has become the go-to option for many as the...
Mar 19, 2020
First COVID-19 death in Alberta confirmed
EDMONTON, AB - The province has it's first confirmed death related to COVID-19. A man in his 60's, who suffered from underlying conditions, had died in the Edmonton Zone. This patient was a case of co...
Mar 19, 2020

Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel in Edmonton
REGINA - An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo, president of the Sa...
Mar 19, 2020

NewsAlert: Alberta records 1st COVID-19 death; man in 60s with other conditions
EDMONTON - Alberta has recorded its first death from COVID-19. Chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the man who died was in his 60s and had underlying health conditions. She says it appears he...
Mar 19, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

CFL, CFLPA have yet to reach resolution on T.J. Jones contract situation
TORONTO - Suddenly, the CFL and CFL Players' Association have more to discuss than T.J. Jones's contract situation. The 27-year-old Winnipeg native agreed to a deal reportedly worth $200,000...
Mar 19, 2020

Health systems ramping up to deal with potential influx of COVID-19 cases
OTTAWA - While Canadians stay home in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials are working behind the scenes to try to increase the health care system's capacity to fight...
Mar 19, 2020

City of Lethbridge outlines what Wednesday's State of Local Emergency means
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Officials with the City of Lethbridge are providing more details about their State of Local Emergency (SOLE).It was issued Wednesday afternoon.Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services...
Mar 19, 2020 Council chambers at Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)