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Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as Canadians celebrate Easter today. Yet even as p...
Apr 12, 2020
Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns
Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them. "They g...
Apr 12, 2020
Local author who wrote of sourcing and growing own food says many may be questioning food security amid COVID-19
A local author, who wrote a book on trying to grow, forage and create her own food and food sources, says food security may be top of mind for many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristeva Dowling, now ...
Apr 12, 2020 Chicken Poop for the Soul: A Year in Search of Food Sovereignty by Kristeva Dowling
Trust laid low by COVID-19, but crisis could give 'civil' society new life
WASHINGTON - In war, as the saying goes, truth is the first casualty. In a global pandemic, it seems trust doesn't fare too well either. At a moment in history marked by soci...
Apr 12, 2020
'SNL' returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" tried its first "quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and the comedy show's entire cast phoning in ...
Apr 12, 2020
Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has more than enough protective masks, gloves and ventilators for its own COVID-19 needs, so it's sharing some of its surplus with provinces in more dire n...
Apr 11, 2020
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be...
Apr 11, 2020
Two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in North Zone Saturday
Premier Jason Kenney has announced there are 69 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, raising the provincial total to 1,569 as of April 11.Saturday's new cases includes two new cas...
Apr 11, 2020
Alberta to provide other provinces with millions of pieces of PPE
The province has announced it will provide additional supports for other provinces during the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement Saturday, saying Alberta has the resources to...
Apr 11, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney gave the announcement from an Alberta Health Services warehouse (Government of Alberta)
Hayley Wickenheiser begins personal protective equipment drive in Toronto
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser can't believe how quickly her drive for personal protection equipment has come together. The Canadian hockey legend, Ontario premier Doug Ford and an army of volunteers j...
Apr 11, 2020