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Home Lotto viewing closed, draw date moved
Due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club has closed viewing of the Home Lotto house until further notice. The grand prize draw for the house was to be held on April ...
Mar 18, 2020 mhkinsmen.ca photo

Doping tests around the world wind down because of virus
DSSELDORF, Germany - Although anti-doping organizations around the world are dialling back on testing because of the coronavirus outbreak, Olympic athletes can still expect a knock on the door. The In...
Mar 18, 2020

March 18 morning update: Closures, cancellations postponements in Medicine Hat
As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread and officials preach the need for social distancing the list of closures, cancellations and postponements in Medicine Hat is growing.Blues at the Bow fe...
Mar 18, 2020 File Photo

Prime Minister announces financial aid packages, travel restrictions to US
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a range of emergency measures this morning to support Canadians while announcing restrictions on cross-border travel to and from the United States.Trud...
Mar 18, 2020

Trump confirms Canada-U.S. border to be closed to non-essential travel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confirming that the Canada-U.S. border will be closed "by mutual consent" to non-essential traffic. Trump, who disclosed the news on Twitter, says trade will not...
Mar 18, 2020

Alberta Health Services corrects number of COVID cases in South Zone
EDMONTON - Global News is reporting that Alberta Health Services sent out incorrect information regarding the number of cases of COVID 19 in the south zone yesterday.It had reported 2 new cases in the...
Mar 18, 2020 Canadian Press

Annual pace of inflation cools to 2.2% in February from 2.4% in January
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase comes after a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in January. Economis...
Mar 18, 2020

Biden notches 3 more victories; Sanders reassessing campaign
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sa...
Mar 18, 2020

COVID-19 federal aid and NHL player diagnosed; In The News for March 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 18 ... COV...
Mar 18, 2020

World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN - Desperate travellers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,...
Mar 18, 2020