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Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resourc...
Mar 27, 2020
Injured Humboldt Broncos player launches lawsuit against drivers in 2018 crash
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved. Ryan Straschnitzki is seeking dam...
Mar 27, 2020
Fritz Sick gym in Lethbridge being used as temporary homeless shelter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is taking steps to ensure its homeless population can stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the next few days, the gymnasium at the Fritz Sick Memorial Ce...
Mar 27, 2020 Fritz Sick Memorial Centre. (Lethbridge News Now)
Shop sells 'hundreds' of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci's face
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - An upstate New York doughnut shop is featuring the likeness of the doctor leading the country's battle with coronavirus on its sweet treats. Donuts Delite in Rochester began selling ...
Mar 27, 2020
4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama
PANAMA CITY - Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the cruise line said Fr...
Mar 27, 2020
4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama
PANAMA CITY - Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the cruise line said Fr...
Mar 27, 2020
Five things about Ottawa's support for Canadians, businesses during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government capped an unprecedented week Friday by announcing a slew of measures to help small businesses cope with the COVID-19 crisis, bringing Ottawa's total planned support in ...
Mar 27, 2020
Column: As we battle virus, don't forget 1919 Stanley Cup
Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it's really necessary to shut down sports around the world, needs a primer on the 1919 Stanley Cup...
Mar 27, 2020
Police respond to break & enter
MEDICINE HAT, BA - On Friday, March 27 just before 5 AM members of Medicine Hat Police Service patrols were conducting property checks when they observed a suspicious vehicle with freshly sustained da...
Mar 27, 2020 Chat News file photo
Tough time for the charitable sector amid global pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, charitable organizations are one of the many groups having a difficult time.President and CEO of UNICEF Canada David Morley says they are the largest agency for chi...
Mar 27, 2020 (Photo courtesy UNICEF Canada) A UNICEF Staff member is washing his hands, in Abidjan, in the South of Côte d'Ivoire.
As soon as the first cases of coronavirus appeared in Africa, UNICEF Côte dâIvoire developed and implemented a communication strategy to raise awareness, reassure people and provide the right information to Ivorians. This emergency communications strategy uses various tools, partnerships and platforms put in place in the past few years that are now used for emergency communications such as strong partnerships with the government and phone services provider, an extensive U-Report community, dynamic digital media and an engaged community of young people ready to take action for positive change in their community.
For every child, health.