Lethbridge news

• U.S. border construction projects like Keystone XL spur rural coronavirus fears

  02-04-2020 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears that the coronavirus could race through temporary camps and workers could spread it to nearby rural communities that would not be able to handle an outbreak.
  
  Read more

• Calgary physiotherapist using technology to treat patients virtually

  02-04-2020 23:26
  
  When physiotherapy clinics in Alberta were mandated to close for non-emergency patients because of the COVID-19 pandemic, BreAnne Henry knew her patients' needs wouldn't stop as well.   So the part-owner at FixPhysio in the northwest community of Brentwood has started using something called ‘tele-rehabilitation’ — a secure video chat typically used in rural areas where clients can’t always make it in to see their physiotherapist. And because Henry knows her patients'
  
  Read more

• Alberta non-profits receive $3M to continue nutrition program amid COVID-19 school closures

  02-04-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Non-profit organizations across Alberta are receiving provincial funding to bring the nutrition program to students in need amid school closures.
  
  Read more

• Stampeders receiver training in Detroit amidst CFL season uncertainty

  02-04-2020 22:59
  
  Kamar Jorden has had the same routine ahead of training camp for the last six years — he heads to metro-Detroit to work with his trainers. Things are a lot different this time around for the Stampeders receiver as Detroit is a coronavirus hot spot. Jorden says he’s doing fine and staying safe. "I’m just going with the flow like everyone else," said Jorden in a Facetime interview with CTV News. "Watching the news and just trying to be aware of what the government wants us to do.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Hospital parking fees suspended during COVID-19 pandemic

  02-04-2020 22:57
  
  Parking fees have been suspended for health-care workers and the general public at all Alberta Health Services facilities, the province announced Thursday. Starting Friday, April 3, parking will be free at all AHS facilities for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province said the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in numerous health-care workers and physicians working from home, while others need to work at a number of different locations, creating challenges with parking passes. Eliminating
  
  Read more

• Alberta suspends hospital parking fees during COVID-19 pandemic

  02-04-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of April 3, parking will be free at Alberta Health Services facilities across the province.
  
  Read more

• Parking at Alberta hospitals made temporarily free - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 22:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Parking at Alberta hospitals made temporarily free  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Stark projections show Alberta on track for an overwhelmed healthcare system: U of C doctor

  02-04-2020 22:03
  
  Demand for intensive care unit (ICU) spaces in Alberta could exceed capacity by roughly 500 patients by the end of April, according to current models. And those additional patients are unlikely to survive. The sobering numbers are based on projections by a University of Calgary medical researcher and comments made by Premier Jason Kenney in the Alberta Legislature on Wednesday. Dr. Christopher Mody, the head of immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Calgary’s Cumming Schoo
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 2 more flu-related deaths in Alberta bring total to 38

  02-04-2020 21:46
  
  Two more people have died in the province due to complications from the influenza virus, according to the latest numbers from Alberta Health Services. The latest deaths happened in the Calgary and north zones. This flu season, 38 people have died in the province with confirmed cases of the virus. The Edmonton area was the hardest hit with 15 deaths recorded in that zone, followed by Calgary with 10. Six more deaths were recorded in the south zone, while the central zone saw four and the north zo
  
  Read more

• AHS modelling projects 250 Albertans in ICU over COVID-19 later in April: Kenney

  02-04-2020 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  These figures, which Kenney released during Wednesday night’s emergency debate, are the first time modelling data from AHS has been made public.
  
  Read more

• ICU beds, ventilators and COVID-19 infection modelling discussed in the Alberta legislature

  02-04-2020 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Opposition leader Rachel Notley asked for modelling numbers during an emergency debate at the Alberta legislature Wednesday night, where Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta Health Services is prepared for the worse-case scenario. By the end of April, there will be 925 ventilators available and the current 300 ICU beds will be expanded to 1,200, Kenney...
  
  Read more

• Calgary constuction worker hosts solo dance party in cattle trailer on trip home to Ireland

  02-04-2020 21:37
  
  With physical distancing measures in place across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a former Calgary construction worker found an unusual way to return home to self-isolate in Ireland. Conor McNally had been living in Calgary since 2018 and, with his visa set to expire, made the decision to fly back home as tickets for international flights were becoming scarce. On March 20th, he departed Calgary to be with his family in his homeland. "The writing was on the wall, so (I was) like I gotta g
  
  Read more

• Calgary construction worker hosts solo dance party in cattle trailer on trip home to Ireland

  02-04-2020 21:37
  
  With physical distancing measures in place across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a former Calgary construction worker found an unusual way to return home to self-isolate in Ireland. Conor McNally had been living in Calgary since 2018 and, with his visa set to expire, made the decision to fly back home as tickets for international flights were becoming scarce. On March 20th, he departed Calgary to be with his family in his homeland. "The writing was on the wall, so (I was) like I gotta g
  
  Read more

• Southern Albertan teen's song about self-isolation inspiring others during COVID pandemic

  02-04-2020 21:36
  
  When Mataya Johnson of Magrath, Alta. was feeling frustrated because she couldn’t go to school or see her friends, she picked up her guitar and wrote a song about the anxiety she was feeling over the COVID-19 pandemic. "I was a bit frustrated at the time 'cause I wanted to go see my friends, and I wanted everybody to know it’s not safe to go out." Mataya recorded a video of the song for a language arts assignment and her mom, Dana, asked if she could post it on Facebook. "The first t
  
  Read more

• Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed to 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 21:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed to 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge Food Bank receiving $300000 to help vulnerable students and their families - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 20:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Food Bank receiving $300000 to help vulnerable students and their families  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Second-degree murder charges laid in shooting deaths of Alberta men

  02-04-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old Alberta man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two men who were killed north of Edmonton.
  
  Read more

• CARE for Women offers free seminar for those facing mental health and addictions issues

  02-04-2020 20:42
  
  In an effort to better serve women facing mental health or addictions issues — on top of dealing with the ongoing pandemic and financial crisis — the CARE for Women Program at Recovery Acres is moving its workshop online. The organization is holding a free, one-day introductory seminar from 1-4 p.m. on April 15 titled Stress, Uncertainty and Addiction, which is followed by a two-week, online course. Registration in the two week program costs $975, which organizers say is a 50 per cen
  
  Read more

• Fort Macleod company helping to build temporary hospitals in New York - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 20:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fort Macleod company helping to build temporary hospitals in New York  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge County announces 90-day utility penalty deferrals - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 20:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County announces 90-day utility penalty deferrals  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• No penalties for driving with passengers in your car, Alberta police say

  02-04-2020 20:01
  
  In an attempt to clear things up a bit when it comes to what you can and can't do during this period of self-isolation, Airdrie RCMP has stepped in to provide additional info for families and businesses. "We've been getting calls from businesses that require two people to be in a vehicle at the same time," said Cpl. Gina Slaney with Airdrie RCMP. Slaney says anyone who needs to travel in a vehicle with others for work which has been deemed essential by the province can do so without punishment.
  
  Read more

• Alberta reports 97 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

  02-04-2020 19:47
  
  Alberta confirmed 97 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths Thursday. A total of 968 Albertans have now contracted the novel coronavirus, and 13 have died as a result. The most recent victims are a man in his 90s at Calgary's McKenzie Towne Long Term Care Home and a man in his 80s in the North zone. Of the total of cases so far, 174 have recovered from COVID-19 and 108 were spread in the community.Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersMore than 4,000 tests were conducted in the last
  
  Read more

• Alberta reports 96 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths

  02-04-2020 19:47
  
  Alberta confirmed 96 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths Thursday. A total of 968 Albertans have now contracted the novel coronavirus, and 13 have died as a result. The victims are a man in his 90s at Calgary's McKenzie Towne Long Term Care Home and a man in his 80s in the North zone. Of the total of cases so far, 174 have recovered from COVID-19 and 108 were spread in the community. There are now 74 cases at continuing care facilities in Alberta, including 65 at McKenzie Towne. "I expect
  
  Read more

• Alberta reports 96 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

  02-04-2020 19:47
  
  Alberta confirmed 96 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths Thursday. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Alberta, currently at 817 cases of COVID-19, to provide new update at 3:30 p.m. Following the largest daily total of COVID-19 cases in Alberta to date, the province will provide its latest pandemic update at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Alberta reported 117 cases on Wednesday after a testing backlog earlier in
  
  Read more

• Alberta, currently at 871 cases of COVID-19, to provide new update at 3:30 p.m.

  02-04-2020 19:47
  
  Following the largest daily total of COVID-19 cases in Alberta to date, the province will provide its latest pandemic update at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Alberta reported 117 cases on Wednesday after a testing backlog earlier in the week. The province-wide total now sits at 871, with 142 recoveries. Eleven Albertans have died as a result of the novel coronavirus.Two more deaths, 117 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta after test backlog Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersOn Wednesday, Premier J
  
  Read more

• Alberta, currently at 817 cases of COVID-19, to provide new update at 3:30 p.m.

  02-04-2020 19:47
  
  Following the largest daily total of COVID-19 cases in Alberta to date, the province will provide its latest pandemic update at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Alberta reported 117 cases on Wednesday after a testing backlog earlier in the week. The province-wide total now sits at 817, with 142 recoveries. Eleven Albertans have died as a result of the novel coronavirus.Two more deaths, 117 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta after test backlog Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbersOn Wednesday, Premier J
  
  Read more

• Alberta’s top doctor to provide update on COVID-19 Thursday afternoon

  02-04-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to provide her daily update on the novel coronavirus in Alberta at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. It will be streamed live here.
  
  Read more

• Alberta has 13 deaths due to COVID-19, including 4 at McKenzie Towne Continuing Care

  02-04-2020 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  One individual was a man in his 90s who was a resident of the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary, where there are now 65 cases of COVID-19.
  
  Read more

• Investigation underway into stabbing in Ogden

  02-04-2020 19:35
  
  Police and EMS responded to a southeast neighbourhood Thursday morning following a stabbing. CPS officials confirm officers were called to a location on Ogmoor Place S.E., in the community of Ogden, at around 10 a.m. after one person was stabbed. The age, gender and condition of the victim have not been confirmed. Police have not indicated whether an arrest has been made in connection with the incident.
  
  Read more

• Emergency crews on scene of stabbing in Ogden

  02-04-2020 19:35
  
  Police and EMS have responded to a southeast neighbourhood following a Thursday morning stabbing. CPS officials confirm officers were called to a location on Ogmoor Crescent S.E., in the community of Ogden, at around 10 a.m. after one person was stabbed. The age, gender and condition of the victim have not been confirmed. Police have not indicated whether an arrest has been made in connection with the incident. This is a developing story. It will be updated as details are confirmed.
  
  Read more

• Finding new ways after a knee injury - Lethbridge News Now

  02-04-2020 19:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Finding new ways after a knee injury  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis

  02-04-2020 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry.
  
  Read more

• The world could soon run out of space to store oil

  02-04-2020 17:32
  
  The world's thirst for oil has evaporated. Highways are empty. Planes are grounded. Factories are dark. The unprecedented collapse in oil demand has sent crude crashing to 18-year lows.Supply, on the other hand, remains largely resilient amid a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. U.S. producers don't want to be the first to blink by turning off production. That could mean a supply glut so epic that the world will soon run out of room to store all the unneeded barrels of oil. "The market i
  
  Read more

• Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000

  02-04-2020 17:02
  
  Canada’s COVID-19 count has now surpassed 10, 000 confirmed cases across the country, with the largest cluster reported in Quebec. Early Thursday morning, the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Canada was still in the 9,000 range before Ontario health authorities released their most recent tally, boosting the overall count to 10,132. There are 127 reported deaths and more than 1,500 recovered patients nationwide. Latest reports out of Quebec show there are more than 4,500 cases of
  
  Read more

• Alberta is ready for peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations: Kenney

  02-04-2020 16:07
  
  During an emergency session at the legislature Wednesday night, Premier Jason Kenney said he is expecting hospitalizations to peak in early May. "We are confident that we will be capable to cope with the peak of hospitalizations," Kenney said. He said Alberta Health Services has freed up 1,300 acute care beds so far and will have 2,250 available by April 22, three weeks before the projected peak. More beds will become available in late April and into May. Kenney said AHS will release the details
  
  Read more

• PM Trudeau to update on COVID-19 efforts, speak with premiers

  02-04-2020 15:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will once again address Canadians from Rideau Cottage Thursday morning, where he’s expected to speak about any update to the federal government’s COVID-19 efforts. There is another parliamentary recall on the horizon, as front line workers await the promise of mass orders of personal protective equipment and medical supplies, and laid off Canadians contemplate how to make ends meet while waiting on emergency financial assistance. The prime minister is al
  
  Read more

• PM Trudeau questioned on COVID-19 projections, implores people to stay home

  02-04-2020 15:51
  
  Facing questions about why the federal government has yet to release comprehensive national projections on the scale of the virus’ spread and how long it’ll be before the country is back on track to some sense of normalcy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that information is coming “soon.” Trudeau continues to implore Canadians to stay home if they want to come out of the pandemic sooner rather than later, saying there are still too many people leaving their houses unne
  
  Read more

• PM Trudeau implores people to stay home, emphasizes Canada-wide approach

  02-04-2020 15:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to implore Canadians to stay home if they want to come out of the pandemic sooner rather than later, saying there are still too many people leaving their houses unnecessarily, to the detriment of front line workers. Trudeau said the federal government will soon have more to say about federal projections on how long it’ll be before the country is back on track to some sense of normalcy, while reemphasizing the need for cross-Canada collaboration in ad
  
  Read more

• Surveillance image of northeast bank robbery suspect released

  02-04-2020 15:48
  
  Investigators are attempting to identify the suspect in a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery in the city's northeast. According to police, a man entered the BMO branch in the 3600 block of Westwinds Drive N.E. at approximately 2 p.m. The man — who attempted to conceal his face with a towel — threatened an employee and demanded money. No one was injured during the incident and the suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as:Being in his 30s Approximately
  
  Read more

• Alberta's food service industry lost an estimated 95,000 jobs in March: Survey

  02-04-2020 15:05
  
  A new survey from Restaurants Canada say nearly 100,000 jobs have been lost in Alberta’s food service sector since March 1. The latest report notes that an estimated 95,000 food service jobs in the province — and 800,000 food service jobs across Canada — have been lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Not only was our industry among the first to feel the impacts of COVID-19, we’ve been one of the hardest hit so far, with nearly two thirds of our workforce now lost,"
  
  Read more

• Oilpatch workers face pay cuts and layoffs as companies like Cenovus react to low prices

  02-04-2020 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Budget cuts in the western Canadian oil and gas sector are hitting home for front-line workers who are facing smaller paycheques as well as the ever increasing risk of being laid off.
  
  Read more

• Oilpatch workers face pay cuts and layoffs as companies react to low prices

  02-04-2020 14:29
  
    Budget cuts in the western Canadian oil and gas sector are hitting home for front-line workers who are facing smaller paycheques as well as an ever-increasing risk of being laid off. On Thursday, oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. responded to low global oil prices with its second capital spending cut in less than a month, along with the suspension of its quarterly dividend and a five per cent reduction in production guidance for 2020. "We are taking proactive steps to address the curr
  
  Read more

• Cenovus Energy suspends dividend, cuts capital spending plan, salaries

  02-04-2020 14:29
  
  Cenovus Energy Inc. is temporarily suspending its dividend and cutting its capital spending plan by an additional $150 million on top of a reduction announced last month. The company says the additional steps are in response to the low global oil price environment that it expects to continue for an unknown period. It had paid a quarterly dividend of 6.25 cents per share. The cut to its capital spending plan comes on top of a $450-million reduction made on March 9. Cenovus now expects to spend be
  
  Read more

• 'Inappropriate behaviour': Alberta warns of prescription abuse during COVID

  02-04-2020 13:42
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer is warning of prescription-dispensing abuse for drugs that are possibly, but not conclusively, linked to fighting COVID-19. “I know we are all concerned about COVID-19, and this can sometimes lead us to inappropriate behaviour,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday. She said that, according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and the Alberta College of Pharmacists, there has been an increase in prescriptions being fille
  
  Read more

• Why empty shelves don't mean we're out of food: How Canada's supply chain works

  02-04-2020 12:51
  
  Shoppers are facing empty shelves at some stores due to unprecedented demand for food and other goods even as grocers assure Canadians coping with the COVID-19 outbreak that plenty of new items are on the way and manufacturers say they have the raw materials they need. Temporary shortages are to be expected in spite of a supply chain working in overdrive, experts say, because the system isn't built to predict extreme, large-scale changes in buyer behaviour. Shoppers stockpile for a number of rea
  
  Read more

• TSX rises on record surge in crude oil prices on promised OPEC ceasefire

  02-04-2020 06:21
  
  Canada's main stock index moved higher as energy stocks surged on a record move in crude oil prices on a promised ceasefire between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 221.36 points at 13,097.76. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 469.93 points at 21,413.44. The S&P 500 index was up 56.40 points at 2,526.90, while the Nasdaq composite was up 126.73 points at 7,487.31. The Canadian dollar traded for 70.53 cents US compared with an average of 70
  
  Read more

• Stocks rise as a bounce in oil prices lifts energy sector

  02-04-2020 06:21
  
  Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing a record-breaking number of Americans into the unemployment queue. The S&P 500 was up 2% in midday trading after flipping between small gains and losses shortly after the opening bell. It took off with the price of oil, which surged more than 30% immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump said he
  
  Read more

• Energy leads stocks higher in Toronto as oil soars after Trump tweet

  02-04-2020 06:21
  
  The energy sector helped Canada's main stock index post a triple-digit advance in late-morning trading as the price of oil shot higher after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he expected Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut production. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 243.70 points at 13,120.07. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 322.27 points at 21,265.78. The S&P 500 index was up 42.35 points at 2,512.85, while the Nasdaq composite was up 100.11 points at 7,460.69.
  
  Read more

• Kenney says many Alberta school boards were planning layoffs before his government announced them

  02-04-2020 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney offered more new details on Wednesday about why his government announced temporary layoffs in Alberta's education system over the weekend.
  
  Read more

• Hinshaw, Kenney defend mats-on-the-floor COVID-19 plan for homeless

  02-04-2020 04:37
  
  Provincial officials defended their plan to have homeless people sleep on mats one metre apart from each other, at Alberta’s daily COVID-19 briefing Wednesday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, was asked why one metre distancing was now being allowed, when generally, the province recommends Albertans stay two metres apart in public to reduce the likelihood of coronavirus spread. “It's trying to weigh out the risks to those individuals who need to use
  
  Read more

Follow @Lethbridge_News on Twitter!