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Province adds 126 new COVID-19 cases as technical issue delays regional data
The province added 126 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, but Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw could not provide many more details as a technical issue with Alberta Health's aggregat...
Apr 15, 2020
Province provides additional $53 million for mental health supports
The Government of Alberta is providing $53 million to help support mental health programs in the province during COVID-19.These new funds will help implement more online, phone and in-person mental he...
Apr 15, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney announced the funding during Wednesday's COVID-19 update (Photo: Government of Alberta)
GPREP enters longest period of activation in the partnership's history
It has been 34 days since the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) was activated a regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic was started - the longest activation in GPREP's history.P...
Apr 15, 2020 GPREP
Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020
Raptors guard Norm Powell studying sign language, Spanish during hiatus
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been using this forced down time to brush up on his sign language. The 26-year-old, whose mom was a special needs educator, studied sign language as a...
Apr 15, 2020
WATCH: Provincial officials provide COVID-19 update for April 15
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and other provincial officials will provide an update of COVID-19 in Alberta Wednesday afternoon.There are 1,870 confirmed cases of COVID-...
Apr 15, 2020
Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation
Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned "a Renaissance time," rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. "I wa...
Apr 15, 2020
Police thanking passing drivers, local residents, for saving another driver's life
Fort St. John RCMP say passing drivers and a local resident were able to save another driver from a vehicle that had rolled into a ditch filled with water.Mounties say they got a call around 9 p.m. Tu...
Apr 15, 2020
Parks Canada suspends camping, group activities and events until at least May 31
GATINEAU, QC - Parks Canada is taking additional measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.It's been announced that Parks Canada is suspending camping, group activities and events across the country unt...
Apr 15, 2020 Waterton Lakes National Park is one of the most popular sites in southern Alberta (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Scottish clubs vote to end season below top-tier Premiership
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Scottish clubs have voted to end the season for leagues below the top-flight Premiership with immediate effect amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Wednesday. A resolut...
Apr 15, 2020