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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 a.m. A new survey suggests half of Canada's small businesses have already seen a drop in sales due to the econo...
Mar 17, 2020

TransAlta buying cogeneration plant in Michigan for US$27 million
CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. has acquired a cogeneration facility in Michigan from two private companies for approximately US$27 million.TransAlta chief executive Dawn Farrell says the deal marks the com...
Mar 17, 2020

United Way requesting donations and volunteers to help vulnerable people during COVID-19 outbreak
United Way Alberta Northwest is taking steps to help vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. They announced yesterday that they have partnered with local stakeholders to support Grande Prairie...
Mar 17, 2020 United Way United Way Alberta Northwest / Facebook

What's Happening: Borders shut, reality dose for Big Brother
Borders have slammed shut, schools and businesses have closed and increasingly draconian restrictions on movement have been enforced to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Here are some of the lat...
Mar 17, 2020

COVID-19 spending package and Big Brother Canada; In The News for March 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 16 ... COV...
Mar 17, 2020

'Sit in jail and wait:' Legal experts worried about coronavirus court delays
CALGARY - Some legal experts are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on the Canadian justice system. Among some court changes across the country, Alberta's Court of Queen's Be...
Mar 17, 2020

Homeless vulnerable to COVID-19 need help from governments: advocates
VANCOUVER - Homeless people staying in close quarters at shelters, tent cities and warming centres are especially at risk for COVID-19, says a community advocate who is working to ensure&nbs...
Mar 17, 2020

Ottawa to soon detail fiscal response to COVID-19 economic shock
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is expected to soon announce the federal government's plan to help workers affected by COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that the det...
Mar 17, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic brings out the best in many Canadian communities
On a weekend when many Canadians were getting themselves ready to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Teufel-Shatilla was figuring out how to help others do so. Armed with hand sanitizer and disin...
Mar 17, 2020

Distilleries using high-proof alcohol to make hand sanitizer
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. - A Pennsylvania distillery owner who grew increasingly angry as he saw the skyrocketing price of hand sanitizer has decided to do something about it: He's temporarily converting his ...
Mar 17, 2020