COVID-19 Coronavirus

Canada closes borders to most foreigners to fight spread of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canada is closing its borders to most foreign nationals except Americans and is barring anyone, including Canadian citizens, with symptoms of the novel coronavirus from boarding fli...

Mar 16, 2020

COVID-19 has Canadian Blood Services worried about critical shortage

OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services is seeking to reassure donors that it's safe to give blood, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Isra Levy of Canadian Blood Services says there has been a jum...

Mar 16, 2020

7 Bay Area counties in California order shelter-in-place

LOS ANGELES - Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a shelter-in-place mandate on Monday affecting nearly 7 million people, including the city of San Francisco itself. The order says...

Mar 16, 2020

City of Lethbridge updates community on COVID-19 response

LETHBRIDGE, AB - As of Monday, March 16, there is one confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in Alberta Health Services' South Zone, which includes Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge is taking prevent...

Mar 16, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

BREAKING: Trudeau closes borders to nearly all foreigners

OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a significant measure to limit the spread of COVID-19."We will be denying entry to Canada to people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent ...

Mar 16, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (The Canadian Press)

AB Chief Medical Officer of Health tested for COVID-19, in self-isolation

EDMONTON, AB - The doctor who has become the face of Alberta's medical response to the novel coronavirus outbreak is in self-isolation.Government sources say Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief me...

Mar 16, 2020

Province hopes to pass budget this week with increased health budget

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is taking steps to expedite the passing of budget legislation.Government House Leader Jason Nixon says they hope to bolster the response to the COVID-19 pandem...

Mar 16, 2020 Government House Leader Jason Nixon. (Government of Alberta)

NHL pushes back timeline on potential resumption of season

The NHL is pushing back the possibility of resuming its season for several weeks, if not a month or more. The league and NHL Players' Association told players Monday they can go home - even out of Nor...

Mar 16, 2020

Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is postponing arguments for late March and early April because of the coronavirus, including fights over subpoenas for President Donald Trump's ...

Mar 16, 2020

O'Toole calls for 'war footing,' MacKay suggests tax changes to address COVID-19

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole called Monday for the country to be placed on "war footing" to combat the spread of COVID-19, the latest escalation of rhetoric in the race now ...

Mar 16, 2020