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Pandemic experts put 'least weight' on recovery stats, look to hospitalizations
VICTORIA - Scientists who track the growth of pandemics say some figures provided by public health officials tell more about the spread of the novel coronavirus than others. Daniel Coombs sa...
Apr 07, 2020
'It needs to be done:' Staff keep Iqaluit school breakfast program going
IQALUIT, Nunavut - School staff in Iqaluit have banded together to ensure that students in the capital of Nunavut don't go hungry because of closed classrooms. In a territory with ...
Apr 07, 2020
Canadian farmland values continue to soften amid uncertainty: FCC
The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 5.2 per cent in 2019, the smallest increase over the past decade, according to the latest Farmland Values Report from Farm Credit Canada.FCC says th...
Apr 06, 2020 (farmnewsNOW file photo)
Suspect wanted after armed robbery at La Glace Fas Gas
The Beaverlodge RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect following an armed robbery in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Fas Gas in La Glace.Police were called to the scene at approximately 6:45 a...
Apr 06, 2020 A photo of the suspect provided by the Beaverlodge RCMP
AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona
NEW YORK - Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players' association. The sides held a telephon...
Apr 06, 2020
Australian court dismisses cardinal's sex abuse convictions
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse. Cardinal George Pell soon will be released...
Apr 06, 2020
Province makes temporary changes to provincial labour laws
The Alberta government has made immediate changes to some of its labour laws amid the continued fight against COVID-19.Citing direction from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, changes ...
Apr 06, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Pandemic starting to impact chuckwagon, rodeo schedules
The pandemic is starting to impact chuckwagon and rodeo schedules.Citing tough economic times and the possibility of the pandemic spreading, the Rycroft Agricultural Society has cancelled the Deken Ra...
Apr 06, 2020 Photo from the Rycroft Agricultural Society's Facebook page
Alberta’s COVID-19 projection will include “very challenging numbers”: Premier
Premier Jason Kenney has announced he will deliver a televised address to Albertans Tuesday night, where he will share projections that will include "some very challenging numbers" regarding COVID-19 ...
Apr 06, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney will hold a televised address on Tuesday evening to show some of the province's projections for COVID-19 (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020