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Hatters celebrate World Down Syndrome Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB--With today being international World Down Syndrome Day, Medicine Hat families arranged a special way to commemorate the day two-weeks ago. On March 8th families gathered at J.sterk p...
Mar 21, 2020 picture submitted by Amy Deck

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:44 p.m. ET on March 21, 2020: There are 1,189 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Ontario: 377 confirmed ...
Mar 21, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 1:20 p.m. Quebec Premier Francois Legault says there are now 181 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, up f...
Mar 21, 2020

NHL legend Kris Versteeg helping families in need in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - He may be a two-time Stanley Cup Champion, but Kris Versteeg has not forgotten his Lethbridge roots.LNN talked with one of his long-time friends Mallory Kristjanson, who spoke on Vers...
Mar 21, 2020 Kris Versteeg hoisting the 2015 Stanley Cup. (Supplied by Second City Hockey)
Day homes offering extended care amid COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT- With schools and daycare facilities closed, local day home operators are stepping up , offering extended hours for families of first responders and other essential workers."We have some ...
Mar 21, 2020

Trudeau says Canada working hard, but won't be able to get all Canadians home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says lock downs in other countries and air-space restrictions due to COVID-19 mean Canada won't be able to get every citizen home who is trapped abroad. Tru...
Mar 21, 2020

New York reviewing sites for more hospital beds, Cuomo says
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York is reviewing places to put new hospital beds in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including New York City's main convention centre and some state university campuses, Gov. ...
Mar 21, 2020

Canada, U.S. begin turning away casual travellers at shared border
WASHINGTON - Canada's shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America.A mutual ban on recreatio...
Mar 21, 2020 The Canadian Press

WHO says currency doesn’t transmit COVID-19 but retailers taking precautions
Dirty money has taken on a new meaning as the war on the novel coronavirus ramps up.Some retailers are taking more precautions when accepting cash during the pandemic, says Karl Littler, a spokesman f...
Mar 21, 2020

Actor, singer, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The...
Mar 21, 2020