COVID-19 Coronavirus

Alberta courts announce changes amidst COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Provincial Court of Alberta is limiting all regular operations, effective Tuesday, March 17, until further notice.Steps are being taken to protect the health and safety of all cou...

Mar 17, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse. (Lethbridge News Now)

COVID-19 cases continue to rise

EDMONTON, AB. -- As the province declares of State of Public Emergency, Alberta Health Services confirmed the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. 23 cases have been added in Alberta, bringing ...

Mar 17, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw - Government of Alberta

City limiting Access-A-Ride use and Animal Shelter visitation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is taking further actions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.This comes on the heels of Premier Jason Kenney announcing a state of public emergency Tuesday.The city i...

Mar 17, 2020 Lethbridge Animal Shelter. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)

Coutts border crossing expecting influx of travellers

COUTTS, AB - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advising travellers of the possibility for higher-than-normal traffic at southern Alberta land crossings, including Coutts, over the next sever...

Mar 17, 2020 Coutts Border Crossing. (Supplied by Canada Border Services Agency)

Alberta delays changes to physician payments

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta will not proceed with changes to physicians' payments for complex modifiers on March 31."During these unprecedented times, we want to ensure physicians on the ...

Mar 17, 2020 Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Town of Taber announces several closures & cancellations

TABER, AB - Taber town council passed a resolution at Monday's special meeting to enact precautionary measures to protect the public.Despite the provincial government's announcement Tuesday that Premi...

Mar 17, 2020 (CHAT News Today)

Provincial government declares State of Emergency and sets new restrictions to limit COVID-19

EDMONTON, AB. -- At a news conference from the legislature early Tuesday (Mar 17) afternoon, Premier Jason Kenney announced that Alberta is declaring a state of Public Emergency and has set out new re...

Mar 17, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney - Gov't of Aberta

Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS

WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...

Mar 17, 2020

Auto workers union presses companies to close US factories

DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading coronavirus. But union President Rory Ga...

Mar 17, 2020

Canada's Pospisil facing uncertainty of ATP season among COVID-19 outbreak

Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Monday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...

Mar 17, 2020