COVID-19 Coronavirus

Thousands of doctors, nurses answer call to help with COVID-19 effort

MONTREAL - A mother with two children at home, offering to work on evenings and weekends. A senior citizen, hoping to correct misinformation about COVID-19. A newly retired nurse, calling up...

Mar 17, 2020

2nd Yankees minor leaguer tests positive for coronavirus

TAMPA, Fla. - A second New York Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a person familiar with the diagnosis told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on conditi...

Mar 17, 2020

UFC lightweight John Makdessi forced to ponder Brazil loss in self-isolation

After losing a fight Saturday some 7,300 kilometres away before an empty arena in Brasilia, UFC lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is back home in Montreal - in self-isolation. "I'm under (self) qua...

Mar 17, 2020

China to expel American reporters after US curbs its media

BEIJING - China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of all American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from the country, in response to new U....

Mar 17, 2020

First Person: Getting home from Poland, in COVID-19 lockdown

POZNAN, Poland - When my wife and I left Canada on March 3 destined for her ailing mother's hospital bedside, we never imagined that we would face the prospect of being in Europe and watchin...

Mar 17, 2020

Amazon suspends shipments of non-essential items

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The world's largest online retailer is temporarily prioritizing all of its efforts on delivering "household staples, medical supplies and other high demand products coming into our fu...

Mar 17, 2020 Amazon box. (Supplied by Pixabay)

Lethbridge School Division continues COVID-19 planning

LETHBRIDGE, AB -Lethbridge School Division (LSD) staff continue to work hard amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. On Sunday (March 15), the province announced the shut-down of K to 12 schools. READ MORE...

Olivia Thorington Mar 17, 2020 Sign outside the Lethbridge School Division office (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Pets and COVID-19: what you need to know

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Veterinary Association (CVA) has put out a guide for pet owners of how to keep their animals, and by extension, themselves safe."There is currently no evidence to suggest...

Mar 17, 2020 Buttercup. (David Opinko)

Virus forces French Open to September, juggling tennis year

The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, juggling the tennis calendar by shifting from May to September. The French tennis federation said Tuesday it wi...

Mar 17, 2020

With trials looming,IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying

The IOC on Tuesday spelled out contingency plans to adapt qualifying procedures for about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games, in a nod to the realities of a sports calendar being shuff...

Mar 17, 2020