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• Kenney responds to allegations against Health Minister Tyler Shandro

  27-03-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reacts to allegations that Health Minister Tyler Shandro approached neighbours over a social media post.
  
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• ‘Business as usual’: Lethbridge first responders face COVID-19 - Global News

  27-03-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘Business as usual’: Lethbridge first responders face COVID-19

  27-03-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We are urging the public to listen to the public health orders. Do what you’re being asked by the province so that we don’t have to step in and enforce those."
  
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• Rising demand for yeast reunites long lost friends amid COVID-19 pandemic

  27-03-2020 23:54
  
  While looking for activities to keep her three children occupied, Jennifer Dobson decided to try her hand at baking – something she doesn't normally have time to do. She sent her husband out to buy some yeast, but after shopping around several stores, he still returned empty-handed. "He can’t find it anywhere, and I’m thinking, 'Okay is everyone making bread now, what’s going on?'" Dobson soon turned to an online community group for help. "This lady replied to me and said
  
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• Red Arrow closes shop in Alberta, lays off most staff citing coronavirus effects

  27-03-2020 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Arrow Motorcoach said it's suspending all of its bus routes in Alberta on March 30 and will lay off most staff.
  
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• Fort Saskatchewan couple creates online trivia game during COVID-19 pandemic

  27-03-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of us are spending a lot more time video-chatting with friends and family, but you could also sign up for a game of trivia together.
  
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• Alberta announces 56 new cases of COVID-19 in the province

  27-03-2020 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces that Alberta has 56 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
  
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• Vehicle access to provincial parks suspended in Alberta

  27-03-2020 23:30
  
  Vehicle access to Alberta's provincial parks and recreation areas is being suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions came into effect at 1 p.m. Friday in an effort to slow spread of the virus and also partly due to a lack of proper behaviour from parks users, largely the result of service centres being closed. "Last weekend revealed a disturbing trend of people not exercising physical distancing and leaving behind garbage and human waste in some provincial parks," read a release f
  
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• Defence chief readies Canadian military for COVID-19 response

  27-03-2020 23:19
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces is being put on a war footing as it prepares to be thrown into the COVID-19 crisis. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance issued the call to arms in a five-page letter to the troops on Friday, in which he ordered them to stay healthy and be ready to respond immediately if and when the military is called into action because of the pandemic. "Today, our mission along with the armed defence of Canada is to safeguard our health, safeguard the health of Canadians, a
  
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• 'We want to be on the ice': Flames captain stays prepared for NHL's return

  27-03-2020 23:15
  
  It’s been just over two weeks since the National Hockey League made the decision to suspend play due to COVID-19. It hasn’t been easy for players who are used to having a routine. They're told when to train and when to practice. Flames captain Mark Giordano says he’s doing whatever he has to do to stay in shape, including weight training and old-fashioned pushups. "We want to be on the ice, so that part sucks. Right now, we can’t get our skates and get on the ice," he sai
  
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• Kenney announces protections for renters amid COVID-19 response

  27-03-2020 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new protections for renters amid to COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• New landlord restrictions announced in Alberta as COVID-19 pandemic continues

  27-03-2020 22:56
  
  The province of Alberta is putting new restrictions in place for landlords as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Jason Kenney announced the measures during a press conference on Friday. He said civil enforcements of evictions will be suspended for a month. In addition, landlords will not be allowed to raise rents while the public state of emergency is in effect. The province also said that landlords would not be allowed to charge late fees. The new measures took effect at 1 p.m. on Friday.  T
  
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• Alberta MLAs to be called back to legislature Tuesday to debate COVID-19 legislation

  27-03-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Government House Leader Jason Nixon will call Alberta MLAs back to the legislature next week to debate legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government announced in a news release issued Friday.
  
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• Alberta premier announces extreme new measures to stop the spread of COVID-19

  27-03-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the closure of provincial parks and non-essential businesses in the province.
  
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• Alberta Securities Commission warns investors to be on guard against coronavirus con-artists

  27-03-2020 22:31
  
  As many Albertans are shifting into working from home because of COVID-19, authorities say many are being targeted by fraudsters. The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) says there are a number of fraudulent ads appearing from companies that promise opportunities to work as stock market traders from the comfort of their own homes. Officials say the organizations behind the schemes tell victims they don't need any sort of licencing or experience, promise to train them on all the skills they'll ne
  
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• Fritz Sick gym in Lethbridge being used as temporary homeless shelter - Lethbridge News Now

  27-03-2020 22:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fritz Sick gym in Lethbridge being used as temporary homeless shelter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'The word I would use is helpless': Son of long-term care patients worries about COVID-19

  27-03-2020 22:09
  
  A Calgary man whose parents are living in a southeast extended care facility where more than a dozen residents and staff have tested positive for COVID-19, says he feels helpless as officials deal with the outbreak. Brian van Vliet says he hasn’t been able to see his parents since early March, when McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre began limiting visits to those whose loved ones are palliative. “It’s definitely challenging. I’m used to going in there and being boister
  
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• Can a malaria drug combat coronavirus? Researchers want to find out

  27-03-2020 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  People who live with others who have tested positive, as well as healthcare workers who were exposed to COVID-19 patients, can participate in the clinical trial.
  
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• Real estate market in Lethbridge still open for business - CTV News

  27-03-2020 21:35 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Real estate market in Lethbridge still open for business  CTV News
  
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• Real estate market in Lethbridge still open for business

  27-03-2020 21:35
  
  The economy has been slowing down since the province and city have declared states of public health emergency, but realtors are still doing their best to provide service to their customers. Real estate offices like Sutton, LethbridgeRealEstate.com and RE/MAX may have closed their office doors to the public, but thanks to new technology, it doesn't mean their business has been suspended. "We take the necessary precautions," says Jennifer Brodoway, real estate agent for ViewLethbridge. "Some realt
  
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• Alberta health officials to provide update on COVID-19 cases, response Friday afternoon

  27-03-2020 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 3:30 p.m. Friday, chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will be providing an update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta closes all non-essential business as 542 COVID-19 cases confirmed

  27-03-2020 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government announced some big changes Friday as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 542 in Alberta.
  
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• City of Calgary to provide update on ongoing COVID-19 response

  27-03-2020 19:48
  
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Tom Sampson are scheduled to provide an update on the City of Calgary's actions to address the COVID-19 response. A livestream of the availability, which is scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m., will be available here.
  
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• City of Calgary orders closure of personal care businesses, halts recreational sports

  27-03-2020 19:48
  
  The City of Calgary has announced an emergency order that forces the closure of personal care businesses and prohibits sports where people may come in close contact with one another. The closures go into effect at 6 p.m. Friday. Personal care businesses and non-critical medical services include massage therapy clinics, tattoo studios, chiropractors and salons where physical distance cannot be maintained. The city has also closed all skateboard parks and playgrounds. Sports fields, tennis courts
  
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• City of Calgary orders closure of personal care businesses, ends team sports

  27-03-2020 19:48
  
  The City of Calgary has announced an emergency order that forces the closure of personal care businesses and prohibits sports where people may become in close contact with one another. Personal care businesses include massage therapy clinics, tattoo studios and salons where physical distance cannot be maintained.
  
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• 'People are so grateful': Alta. flight attendant on frontline repatriation effort

  27-03-2020 19:45
  
  Turbulent doesn’t begin to describe the changes that started three weeks ago in the life of an Alberta flight attendant. At first, Edmonton-raised and now Cochrane-based WestJetter Brandy Whitby remembers being “a bit more mindful” amid news of a new virus doctors didn’t have a cure for. But things quickly ramped up. "My flights in the course of one week turned from regular scheduled flights to we were now ferrying flights — which means going down empty to repositio
  
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• Alberta restricts access to courthouses to reduce spread of COVID-19

  27-03-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective March 30, Alberta Courts are tightening restrictions around who can and cannot enter courthouses due to the novel coronavirus health crisis.
  
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• TELUS offers free Internet to low-income Canadians amid COVID-19 pandemic

  27-03-2020 19:34
  
  Canadians struggling to stay online and connected with their families during the coronavirus pandemic are now getting some help from TELUS. The telecommunications company says it is now offering its Internet For Good program free of charge to customers for a period of two months. The regular cost of the service is $9.95 per month. The company says the move is to help families "prioritize their well-being" during the pandemic. "Reflecting TELUS’ longstanding commitment to leveraging our tec
  
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• Oil price crash to hit thermal oilsands production in Western Canada: Analyst

  27-03-2020 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  An oil and gas analyst says record low prices for oilsands crude could lead to up to 20 per cent of Canada's thermal bitumen production being shut down over the next few months.
  
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• Oil price crash expected to hit thermal oilsands production in Western Canada

  27-03-2020 19:13
  
  An oil and gas analyst says record low prices for oilsands crude could lead to up to 20 per cent of Canada's thermal bitumen production being shut down over the next few months. Analyst Matt Murphy of Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. says that would equate to about 340,000 barrels per day of the 1.7 million barrels produced each day by projects that use steam to pump the heavy, sticky oil from wells in northern Alberta. Western Canadian Select oil, a blend of bitumen and lighter oils, fell to a re
  
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• Calgary Subway location slapped for offering free mask with sandwich purchase

  27-03-2020 19:03
  
  The Subway restaurant company says it has taken action against a Calgary franchise owner who posted a billboard outside the location offering a strange deal for customers. The sign, set up outside Westbrook Mall, advertised a deal offering a free mask to any customer who purchased two regular sandwiches. Many people posted on social media about their distaste for the advertisement and complained to Subway directly about the issue. The corporation responded to the situation Friday morning, saying
  
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• Trump accuses GM of overpromising on breathing machines - Lethbridge News Now

  27-03-2020 18:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trump accuses GM of overpromising on breathing machines  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City woman previously charged with drug trafficking faces new charges - Lethbridge News Now

  27-03-2020 18:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City woman previously charged with drug trafficking faces new charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hinshaw to provide Alberta's COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.

  27-03-2020 18:11
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 67 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Alberta, increasing the provide-wide total to 486. Of those, 27 have recovered from COVID-19, she confirmed. READ MORE:Alberta confirms 67 more cases of COVID-19; 27 patients have recovered Infographics: How COVID-19 is spreading in Alberta and CanadaThere are currently 21 cases in hospital, including 10 in intensive care. As ma
  
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• Alberta surpasses 500 COVID-19 cases

  27-03-2020 18:11
  
  There are 56 more cases of COVID-19 in Alberta Friday, bringing the total tally to 542. This is a breaking news story. More to come. Original story follows. Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 67 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Alberta, increasing the provide-wide total to 486. Of those, 27 have recovered from COVID-19, she confirmed. READ MORE:Alberta confirms 67 more cases of COVID-19; 27 patient
  
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• Alberta limits gatherings to 15 people, closes non-essential stores as COVID-19 cases hit 542

  27-03-2020 18:11
  
  Alberta is reducing max gatherings from 50 to 15 people and closing all non-essential business to deal with the growing threat of COVID-19. After announcing 56 new cases of the novel coronavirus, Premier Jason Kenney announced new rules recommended by Alberta's public health officials: reducing gatherings to 15 people or fewer with a social distance of two metres, and closing non-essential businesses, such as retail stores for clothing, furniture and toys, hair salons and barbershops, tattoo and
  
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• Calgary Airport Authority lays off nearly a third of its staff

  27-03-2020 18:04
  
  The Calgary Airport Authority confirms it has cut roughly one third of its workforce at the Calgary International Airport as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to officials, the Calgary Airport Authority is facing "unprecedented financial challenges." "Saying goodbye to colleagues and friends is very difficult, but with passenger volumes decreasing dramatically our airport has been forced to say farewell to talented, valued and committed Crew members, many on a temporary basis," said C
  
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• 36 Albertans have died of the flu this season, surpassing last year’s total

  27-03-2020 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has released its weekly influenza data, which shows that 36 Albertans have died of the flu this season.
  
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• 36 Albertans have died of the flu this season

  27-03-2020 17:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has released its weekly influenza data, which shows that 36 Albertans have died of the flu this season.
  
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• Goodwill wants you to hold on to your donations until COVID-19 passes

  27-03-2020 17:28
  
  Albertans are asked to hold onto their donations – and not pile them outside of Goodwill – until its centres reopen. Goodwill temporarily closed its Alberta locations as of Monday and isn't seeking new donations until that changes. "Goodwill is strong. Goodwill be here today, tomorrow and into the future to champion career development and environment stewardship, as well as supporting our team, our clients with disabilities, our shoppers and our donors,” said Dale Monaghan, Alb
  
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• House of Davis Love III destroyed by early morning fire - Lethbridge News Now

  27-03-2020 17:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  House of Davis Love III destroyed by early morning fire  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• MacKay respects Tory leadership delay, after push to keep timelines

  27-03-2020 15:25
  
  Tory leadership front-runner Peter MacKay says he respects the decision by the election organizing committee to postpone the contest, just hours after he doubled down on his call to speed the process up. He tweeted that he and his team "respect the decision of the Leadership Election Organizing Committee," and went on to thank his supporters and those who’ve "engaged in the democratic leadership proces" over the last several weeks of campaigning. This just shortly after MacKay appeared on
  
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• Two weeks into major social push to limit COVID-19 spread, Trudeau to offer latest

  27-03-2020 15:18
  
  As Canadians round out what for many has been their second week of working from home and taking additional physical distancing or self-isolating measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to speak to the ongoing COVID-19 spread and next steps. In the last two weeks, Canada has shut its border to non-Canadian citizens coming from abroad, with a few exemptions, and has banned all non-essential travel over the Canada-U.S. border, with enhanced screening measures and tough new penalties in place
  
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• Trudeau announces major wage subsidy hike for small businesses

  27-03-2020 15:18
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a major increase to the wage subsidy for small- and medium-sized businesses, boosting it to 75 per cent, up from the 10 per cent previously promised.  The federal government is launching a special account for small businesses, offering interest-free loans and billions more in assistance on cash-flow. A deferral in HST and GST is also coming. Speaking to small businesses and entrepreneurs, Trudeau said he knows the last few weeks have been “h
  
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• PM hikes wage subsidy so smaller businesses 'come back strong'

  27-03-2020 15:18
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a major increase to the wage subsidy for small- and medium-sized businesses, boosting it to 75 per cent, up from the 10 per cent previously promised. This decision, to help “qualifying businesses” keep employees on staff, is being back-dated to March 15, with more information coming over the weekend. The federal government is launching a special emergency business account for small businesses that will see banks offer $40,000 government-gua
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic forces Boston Pizza International to lay off half of its corporate staff

  27-03-2020 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Boston Pizza International Inc. is temporarily laying off approximately half of its 192 corporate staff across its three offices in Canada.
  
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• Bank of Canada: Key interest rate cut to lowest level

  27-03-2020 14:21
  
  The Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest target by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an unscheduled rate announcement. In a statement on its website, the central bank says its decision to lower rates is aimed at cushioning the economic shocks from COVID-19 and a sharp drop in oil prices by easing the cost of borrowing. It adds that providing credit in the economy for businesses that need it should help lay the foundation for the economy's return to normalcy.Newsletter sign-up: Ge
  
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• Non-profit stresses need to move more vulnerable Calgarians into hotels

  27-03-2020 13:47
  
  Volunteers with BeTheChangeYYC continue to walk East Village streets providing food, water, clothing and harm reduction supplies to the city’s most vulnerable during the pandemic. To limit the spread of COVID-19, extra measures have been implemented for the safety of the volunteers as well as the clients. "We have lots of hand sanitizer and we’re going to be changing our gloves after every interaction because we want to further reduce the risk if we can," said Chaz Smith, president a
  
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• Child safe after being taken from Edmonton home, suspect arrested

  27-03-2020 13:26
  
  A young child is safe with family after being taken from their home just after midnight Friday morning. Police say a male broke into the home in northeast Edmonton around 12:30 a.m. and took the three-year-old child. The child and the male are known to each other. Officers found the child about 20 minutes later in the area of 137 Avenue and 31 Street. The male was arrested and charges are pending. Police are not releasing any other details at this time.
  
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• Child safe after being abducted from Edmonton home, suspect arrested

  27-03-2020 13:26
  
  A young child is safe with family after being taken from their home just after midnight Friday morning. Police say a child under the age of five was taken from a home in northeast Edmonton around 12:30 a.m. Officers found the child about 20 minutes later in the area of 137 Avenue and 31 Street. One person is under arrest. Police are not releasing any other details at this time.
  
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