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Downtown Calgary daycare closed after child tests positive for COVID-19

CALGARY, AB - A daycare in a downtown Calgary office tower has closed after a child tested positive for COVID-19.Suncor Energy spokeswoman Erin Rees says the Pump-Kin Patch Child Care Centre is closed...

Mar 12, 2020 Pump-Kin Patch Child Care Centre. (Supplied by Pump-Kin Patch Child Care Centre)

Air Canada halting service to Lethbridge as of March 31

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Air Canada will only be serving the Lethbridge Airport for another couple of weeks.The airline announced that it is "suspending service indefinitely" for their Lethbridge to Calgary r...

Mar 12, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers.The Prime Minist...

Mar 12, 2020 Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie -- The Canadian Press

Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns

SASKATOON, SASK. - The Juno Awards have been cancelled over concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak.The show, which celebrates Canadian music, was to take place Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon,...

Mar 12, 2020 The Juno -- The Canadian Press

UPDATE: ACAC Futsal Championships postponed

LLOYDMINSTER, AB - UPDATE: In an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, a decision has been made to postpone the 2020 ACAC Futsal Championships. Both the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men...

Olivia Thorington Mar 12, 2020 The ACAC Futsal Championships run March 13-15, 2020 (Photo courtesy Lethbridge College)

Emergency personnel take part in “mock disaster” bomb drill at city hall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you were driving by Lethbridge City Hall Wednesday, you might have noticed several emergency vehicles parked outside, but there is no reason to panic.Emergency Preparedness Manager...

Mar 12, 2020 A member of the LPS Explosive Disposal Unit prepares a machine as part of the mock disaster. (Lethbridge News Now)

U.S. opens eyes about COVID-19

After originally being dismissive of the Coronavirus and claiming his country's medical system has everything under control, U.S. President Donald Trump has finally begun to take the situation serious...

Mar 11, 2020 U.S. President Trump in Oval Office -- The Canadian Press

NBA suspending season until further notice because of coronavirus

MIAMI (AP) - The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the leagu...

Mar 11, 2020 The Associated Press

The Daily with LNN – March 11, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....

Mar 11, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Alberta Health Service reports new cases of COVID-19 in the province

EDMONTON, AB. -- There are five new cases of COVID-19 in the province, taking the number to 19, and all the cases are related to travel. The newly confirmed cases had returned from visiting a range of...

Mar 11, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health - Gov't of Alberta