MEDICINE HAT - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is saying there are no known drug shortages being reported as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but there has been chronic issues unrelated to the current situation over the years. The association is encouraging Canadians not to stockpile medications or request early ...

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.Trudeau announced $27 billion in direct financial aid to employers and employees as well another $55 billion in tax deferral...

MEDICINE HAT - The president of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce is advising small businesses to establish a continuity plan in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.A continuity plan, "allows you to think through the what ifs and what your reactions are going to be when those things happen," said ...

NEW YORK - Amazon, in an attempt to fill its warehouses with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand, said Tuesday that it will limit what suppliers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.Among the items that suppliers and third-party sellers can ship to Amazon include canned beans, dia...

OTTAWA - The message from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday morning stressed the need for Canadians to stay safe by enacting social distancing practises and to help their neighbours by doing so."Canada, let's work together," said Trudeau from the front lawn of his official residence in Ottawa where he is ...

EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says founder and former chief executive Terry Booth has sold nearly 12.2 million shares in the company into the open market. The company says the sale is in connection with a restructuring of the company earlier this year that saw the elimination of 500 jobs and Booth's retirement from t...

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc., Telus Corp. and Videotron say they are temporarily removing overage fees on internet plans amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.Rogers spokeswoman Sarah Schmidt says all its business internet plans and a majority of its home internet customers already have unlimited data but i...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is cutting its overnight rate target by half a percentage point to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19. The central bank says the unscheduled rate decision is a ``proactive measure'' taken in light of the negative shocks to the economy due to the pandemic. The Bank of Canada says lower oil...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Mall is instituting a number of measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, according to a release by the company which owns the building.As of now, the Medicine Hat Mall has suspended wheelchair and kiddie kruzzer rentals at guest services, the food court will not be using trays and ...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Air Canada will be cancelling service to Medicine Hat at the end of the month as the already economically-strained service has been pushed over the edge of viability by the global COVID-19 pandemic."It's not really a surprise but certainly a disappointment," said Jeff Huntus, manager of the...