It's going to be a quiet and lonely Christmas for many seniors in Edmonton, but one holiday campaign is hoping to turn things around with some special gifts.

The partnership will see London Drugs sending laptops and desktop computers to Computers For Kids in Saskatoon and Regina to be refurbished and sent to schools and families in need.

More than 1,200 companies so far have applied to sell their products at the B.C.-based retail chain.

The company says any small businesses in Western Canada who have had to close due to COVID-19 can submit their products for consideration.

Patients with regular prescriptions typically get a three-month supply, but many pharmacies are currently only doling out 30 days at a time. Many patients have said the additional dispensing fees are quickly adding up.

The staff member last worked at the pharmacy on West Georgia Street and Granville Street on March 18, a statement reads, and was not showing symptoms of COVID-19 at that time.  

London Drugs will be changing its hours of operation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to help those who are most vulnerable.

London police say they seized $103,170 worth of drugs on Wednesday at residences on Thurman Circle, Orchard Street and Lyle Street.

The premium content network is suing four of Canada's large tech retailers, as well as their customers, saying devices like Android TV boxes serve primarily to steal paid programming.

Two Londoners are facing a combined total of 13 trafficking-related offences following the raid.