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Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is closely monitoring reports that COVID-19 may be linked to a strange inflammatory syndrome in some children. The society says it expects to issue advic...
May 6, 2020
Clashes between Arabs, non-Arabs in Sudan province kill 30
CAIRO - Tribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan's South Darfur province left at least 30 people dead and a dozen wounded, authorities said Wednesday. The fighting poses a significant chall...
May 6, 2020
Students start looking for summer work, with few options in usual places
OTTAWA - Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week. Brown counts himself among the lucky ones - luckier than many of his fri...
May 6, 2020
Alberta Health Services offering resources and support during Mental Health Week
This week is Mental Health Week across Canada. It is aimed at promoting positive mental health and wellbeing.Jody Walker, Mental Health Promotion Facilitator with Alberta Health Services, says addicti...
May 6, 2020
Montagliani says CONCACAF World Cup qualifying will have to change due to pandemic
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says the global pandemic will result in a change in World Cup qualifying for the region that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Montagliani, a na...
May 6, 2020
Farm groups disappointed in federal announcement
Alberta farm groups are not happy with a federal government announcement of $252-million for the agriculture industry.The money is meant to do things like buy food before it spoils and give it to food...
May 6, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 6, 2020
Highway repaving between Fox Creek and Valleyview included in province's list of shovel-ready projects
The Alberta government has announced various road, highway and bridge projects in the Peace Region as part of its $2 billion plan to get Albertan's back to work. The province says the shovel-ready pro...
May 6, 2020
Canada still only considering gathering race-based COVID-19 data
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is still looking into the possibility of collecting race-based data on COVID-19, despite months of calls from advocates for a clearer picture of who...
May 6, 2020
In-school classes cancelled for remainder of school year, no decision yet for September
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange confirmed what Premier Jason Kenney stated last week, in that in-school classes are cancelled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year and at-home lea...
May 6, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta