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Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume
The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion fro...
Mar 18, 2020
Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism
GENEVA - Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medallist athletes built amid the coro...
Mar 18, 2020
CBC temporarily scraps local TV newscasts, except for the North, due to COVID-19
TORONTO - The CBC temporarily scrapped most of its local TV newscasts to consolidate resources at CBC News Network amid the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday - a move the premier of Prince Edward Island sa...
Mar 18, 2020
Red Deer County municipal buildings closed to public
Red Deer County municipal buildings are now closed to the public in collaboration with the Government of Alberta's updated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Closures to the public include:- Red Deer ...
Mar 18, 2020
ATB Financial launches COVID-19 relief program
ATB Financial is joining the likes of other banks across the country in offering additional help for people dealing with the significant impacts of COVID-19.Starting immediately, customers will be abl...
Mar 18, 2020
Beware of COVID-19 fraudsters
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is warning the public that scammers appear to be trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation."As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, wa...
Mar 18, 2020 Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre logo.
City of Lethbridge declares State of Local Emergency
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As of 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 18, the City of Lethbridge has issued a State of Local Emergency.The declaration allows Lethbridge to access additional resources, particularly for v...
Mar 18, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)
City exploring options for revised payments related to utilities
In response to a request from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, The City of Red Deer says it's exploring options for revised payments related to utilities.During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Ken...
Mar 18, 2020
Hamblin headed home from Siberia, but fined for leaving basketball team early
After days of trying to get out of Siberia, Canadian basketball player Ruth Hamblin landed in North America to learn she'd been fined by her team for leaving early. The 25-year-old...
Mar 18, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 18, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on March 18, 2020: There are 705 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 231 con...
Mar 18, 2020