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• Influenza claims another victim in Alberta

  28-03-2020 23:47
  
  Another person, who resided in the Calgary Zone, has died of influenza this week. Alberta Health Services announced the death in its weekly update of influenza statistics on its website. So far this flu season, 36 people have died of the illness. Almost 625,000 doses of the flu vaccine have been administered in the Calgary Zone, with more than 1,426,000 doses given out province-wide. AHS says the best way to avoid becoming sick with the flu is to get the flu shot. Albertans can also protect them
  
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• Online Easter: Calgary's Catholic community told to expect livestreamed services

  28-03-2020 23:18
  
  A Calgary bishop has told his parishioners to continue to expect online services because of COVID-19 to last into one of the holiest periods of the Catholic calendar. Roman Catholic Bishop William McGrattan of Calgary wrote a letter Friday to provide an update on how services would be affected as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. "The suspension of public masses has proven to be very difficult for all of us," he wrote. "I am writing you this letter to inform you of the extension of the suspe
  
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• With K-12 classes cancelled, funding “temporarily adjusted” | LethbridgeNewsNOW| Lethbridge, Alberta | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 23:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• With K-12 classes cancelled, funding “temporarily adjusted” - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 23:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta government redirects school funding into COVID-19 response; NDP calls move ‘unconscionable’

  28-03-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP has announced it will be redirecting $128 million from education funding to be used in the province's COVID-19 response.
  
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• Alberta government redirects school funding into COVID-19 response following class cancellations

  28-03-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP has announced it will be redirecting $128 million from education funding to be used in the province's COVID-19 response.
  
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• Community blood drive aims to supply donations during possible shortage

  28-03-2020 22:02
  
  The Calgary Chapter of the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) is doing its part to support some critical services that have been stretched as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) announced earlier this week that it was concerned about the possibility of a blood shortage as the country continues to fight against COVID-19. According to a release sent Wednesday, theCBS says the national inventory of type-O negative and type-B negative can only last for another fiv
  
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• People are snitching on their neighbours over COVID-19 concerns

  28-03-2020 21:41
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how Canadians are snitching on neighbours flouting the federal government’s order to self-isolate and practice physical distancing. Police in Montreal have confirmed reports are coming in from concerned citizens, though no fines have been issued or arrests made for those who don't comply with distancing rules. Psychologist Genevieve Beaulieu-Pelletier said there's a reason people are calling police.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to you
  
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• People are reporting on their neighbours over COVID-19 concerns

  28-03-2020 21:41
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how Canadians are reporting on neighbours flouting the federal government’s order to self-isolate and practice physical distancing. Police in Montreal have confirmed reports are coming in from concerned citizens, though no fines have been issued or arrests made for those who don't comply with distancing rules. Psychologist Genevieve Beaulieu-Pelletier said there's a reason people are calling police.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to you
  
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• 'We cannot let them win': Alberta premier demands federal help to end oil crisis

  28-03-2020 20:46
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is calling an extreme drop in oil prices a product of "a flood of OPEC oil" coming onto the market and he wants Ottawa to do something about it. "I need to reiterate Alberta's urgent call for serious federal action for liquidity for our oil and gas industry," Kenney told the media Friday. "Today, the price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) oil has been trading as low as five dollars." Over the past few weeks, there has been much less demand for WCS as higher production from S
  
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• 'Unconscionable': Opposition says government cuts to education will force layoffs

  28-03-2020 20:30
  
  The provincial government has temporarily cut funding for K-12 education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced on Saturday. The government says with in-school classes cancelled for the foreseeable future, funding is being temporarily adjusted to reflect the cost of at-home learning by students. Funding for transportation and some services not being utilized in an at-home learning environment, such as substitute teachers and educational assistants, is being temporarily reduced. T
  
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• 'Unconscionable': Opposition says government cuts to education during pandemic will force layoffs

  28-03-2020 20:30
  
  The provincial government has temporarily cut funding for K-12 education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced on Saturday. The government says with in-school classes cancelled for the foreseeable future, funding is being temporarily adjusted to reflect the cost of at-home learning by students. Funding for transportation and some services not being utilized in an at-home learning environment, such as substitute teachers and educational assistants, is being temporarily reduced. "
  
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• 'Pure cruelty': Opposition says government cuts to education during pandemic will force layoffs

  28-03-2020 20:30
  
  The provincial government has temporarily cut funding for K-12 education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced on Saturday. The government says with in-school classes cancelled for the foreseeable future, funding is being temporarily adjusted to reflect the cost of at-home learning by students. Funding for transportation and some services not being utilized in an at-home learning environment, such as substitute teachers and educational assistants, is being temporarily reduced. "
  
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• Province adjusts funding for K-12 education amid pandemic

  28-03-2020 20:30
  
  The provincial government has tweaked funding for K-12 education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With in-school classes cancelled for the foreseeable future, funding is being temporarily adjust to reflect the cost of at-home learning by students. The province says the funding will be restored when in-person classes resume. Since the pandemic shuttered schools across Alberta earlier this month, funding for teachers and most other aspects of the K-12 system has remained the same, the province said. Ho
  
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• Doctor loses job after criticizing a Washington state hospital's virus response

  28-03-2020 20:00
  
  An emergency room doctor who publicly criticized the coronavirus preparations at his hospital in Washington state has lost his job. Dr. Ming Lin, a ER doctor at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham for the past 17 years, told The Associated Press on Friday night he had been fired. He said that 20 minutes before his shift Friday he was told it had been covered and that his direct director told him he had been terminated. However, TeamHealth, the national health care staffing compan
  
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• No COVID-19 cases on Alberta First Nations; government says it’s working with leaders to keep it that way

  28-03-2020 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's minister of Indigenous relations said Saturday that his ministry is working to communicate with First Nations communities to help guide them through the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Canada ‘very concerned’ with OPEC’s decisions amid coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau

  28-03-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government remains focused on helping Canadians who are 'hardest hit' economically by COVID-19.
  
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• Second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 19:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calgary shuts down multiple major routes temporarily for social distancing

  28-03-2020 18:54
  
  As a way to protect residents from COVID-19 infection as well as providing some valuable outdoor time, the city has closed some of the busiest roadways to vehicles. The goal is to give Calgarians ample space to walk, enjoy the outdoors and stay the prescribed two metre distance away from others. Mayor Naheed Nenshi told CTV News that the intent is not to create a "street festival" but is encouraging people to go outside. He says the roads are being closed near the areas where the city has found
  
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• Calgary shuts down multiple major routes for social distancing

  28-03-2020 18:54
  
  As a way to protect residents from COVID-19 infection as well as providing some valuable outdoor time, the city has closed some of the busiest roadways to vehicles. The goal is to give Calgarians ample space to walk, enjoy the outdoors and stay the prescribed two metre distance away from others. Mayor Naheed Nenshi told CTV News that the intent is not to create a "street festival" but is encouraging people to go outside. He says the roads are being closed near the areas where the city has found
  
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• Self-isolating? You can now learn all about fishing in Alberta—for free

  28-03-2020 18:50
  
  The provincial government is pushing out an eight-module program for free to Albertans in light of COVID-19, as many people undergo self-isolation and physical distancing. The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors’ Association has opted to make its Alberta Fishing Education Program available online—free of charge. “Given the current set of circumstances everyone is dealing with, we feel now is the perfect time to release the Alberta Fishing Education Program for free,” sai
  
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• COVID-19: Indigenous DJs continue to spin and mix online in virtual Pow Wow

  28-03-2020 18:29
  
  DJ Poptrt will step behind her mixer at midnight Saturday and begin spinning. The Kahnawa’kehró:non musician, however, will not be playing before a crowd of bouncing, excited dancers screaming for more, but in front of an online audience on Twitch from across the country tuning in to the Virtual Pow Wow Fest.Kiana Cross (DJ Poptrt) is from Kahnawake and was working in a studio in Montreal when COVID-19 began spreading across the country, forcing venue closures, show cancellations an
  
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• Shop sells 'hundreds' of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci's face - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Province offering tax relief for tourism industry - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 17:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province offering tax relief for tourism industry  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'People's decisions will decide whether I live or die': Calgary ER doctor urges people to stay home

  28-03-2020 17:48
  
  Calgary emergency room physician Dr. Joe Vipond went into medicine to help people, especially in times of crisis. That time in his career has never been more apparent than now. "It's an honour to be on the frontlines helping," Dr. Vipond told CTV News while preparing to head off to work at one of three emergency departments where he splits his time. He's entrenched in the city's fight against COVID-19 – an opponent invisible to the eye. "Not only do we not know if the person with the ankle
  
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• 'People's decisions will decide whether I live or die': Calgary emergency doctor urges people to stay home

  28-03-2020 17:48
  
  Calgary emergency room physician Dr. Joe Vipond went into medicine to help people, especially in times of crisis. That time in his career has never been more apparent than now. "It's an honour to be on the frontlines helping," Dr. Vipond told CTV News while preparing to head off to work at one of three emergency departments where he splits his time. He's entrenched in the city's fight against COVID-19 – an opponent invisible to the eye. "Not only do we not know if the person with the ankle
  
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• Quebec police set up checkpoints near U.S. border to inform snowbirds of COVID-19 rules

  28-03-2020 17:29
  Quebec provincial police are now holding information checkpoints near St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Stanstead, and St-Armand - all towns near the border with the United States - to ensure travellers returning to the province are aware of the government’s latest directives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want to make sure that people returning know that they absolutely have to quarantine themselves for 14 days when they get back,” Surete du Quebec Sgt. Ingrid Asselin told CTV News. &ld
  
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• Here’s a look inside the Stoney Nakoda First Nation Emergency Response centre

  28-03-2020 17:14
  
  The three First Nations under the Stoney Tribal Administration have enacted an incident command system to respond to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The emergency response centre is headquartered at the Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino with an integrated food distribution centre and emergency call centre to serve Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley nations. Officials with the Indignenous communities west of Calgary say there were many lessons learned from the 2013 flood that are a huge asset now. "We have
  
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• Passenger ejected from back window of transit bus in Calgary

  28-03-2020 16:34
  
  Police are investigating following a serious incident in the northwest Friday evening where a woman was ejected from the window of a Calgary Transit bus. Crews were called to the intersection of Crowchild Trail and 5 Avenue N.W. shortly before 7 p.m. for reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a vehicle and a bus. Officials say the woman, who was a passenger, was thrown through the back passenger window of the bus. She was taken to hospital in life threatening condition. Two other women were al
  
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• Canadians with COVID-19 symptoms to be denied boarding on domestic flights, trains: PM

  28-03-2020 16:25
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that as of noon Monday, boarding of domestic flights and trains will be denied to people showing any symptoms related to COVID-19. He said all Canadians are being asked to remain home as much as possible in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, but in particular those with symptoms of COVID-19 should not go out. Those symptoms include fever and cough. "We are giving further tools to airlines and rail companies to ensure that anyone exhibiting C
  
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• Video reveals lung damage in U.S. coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously'

  28-03-2020 15:13
  
  A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier. Now, the patient has COVID-19 and his lungs are failing to function properly, said Dr. Keith Mortman, the chief of thoracic surgery at George Washington University Hospital. The Washington, D.C., hospital recently released a 3D video of the coronavirus patient's lungs. The imagery shows extensive damage to the lungs of a generally healthy 59-year-old male with high blood pressure, Mortman said. Since becoming seriousl
  
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• New York may be weeks away from reaching a peak in coronavirus cases

  28-03-2020 14:37
  
  Several states are reporting spikes in coronavirus cases, raising fears more hot spots will emerge in the U.S. beyond New York as soon as next week. The U.S. surpassed Italy and China this week to become the country with the most coronavirus cases in the world with more than 102,702 known cases, according to CNN's tally. At least 1,590 people have died in the US, with at least 402 of those deaths reported on Friday alone. More than a third of the country's cases are in New York -- which has been
  
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• COVID-19 battle will last 'months, many months' as cases soar: federal doctor

  28-03-2020 14:32
  
  Canada's deputy chief public health officer has delivered a sobering assessment of the country's struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Howard Njoo says the fight is far from over, that it could include a second wave, and that we are certainly in it "for the long haul." "It's definitely months. Many months," Njoo estimated Friday as the number of novel coronavirus cases in Canada surged to 4,757, including 55 deaths.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxQuebec's COVID-19
  
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• Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 13:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• 'They need to up their game': Scheer on fed response

  28-03-2020 12:00
  
  Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "up their game" in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. He made the comments in an interview with CTV Question Period Host Evan Solomon, airing Sunday. "I believe that in several instances, as we've seen the government respond to this crisis, they've been slow, they've been following other countries' lead, they need to up their game," Scheer said.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxHe said it's
  
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• Pandemic conspiracy theories test truth, evidence, government, say experts - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 09:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 07:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Let's race 2? NASCAR forced to consider schedule shakeup - Lethbridge News Now

  28-03-2020 04:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: March 27

  28-03-2020 04:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Friday, March 27, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• No COVID-19 press conferences this weekend in Alberta

  28-03-2020 03:39
  
  The Province of Alberta does not have any planned news conferences over the weekend to update the COVID-19 situation. Written updates will be provided on both Saturday and Sunday with updated case data and other relevant information. The daily press conferences will resume on Monday.  
  
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• Health minister refutes calls for resignation over confrontation with doctor

  28-03-2020 02:15
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro has issued a statement refuting calls for his resignation after a verbal altercation with a Calgary doctor over the weekend. That comes after opposition MLAs, and several physicians, called for Shandro to be removed by Premier Jason Kenney following an incident over the weekend.  On Saturday, family physician Dr. Mukarram Zaidi, said he was confronted by Shandro and his wife while at home because of a Facebook post he made.  The post in question drew atten
  
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• Keeping a newsroom running during a pandemic

  28-03-2020 02:14
  
  To say that we are living in an extraordinary time would be a massive understatement. The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic has created a demand for information like no one in our newsroom has experienced before. The interest in what is happening around the world, across the country and here in Calgary is insatiable. We are focused on reporting the latest and most accurate information as it becomes available. Our broadcast may look and sound different as we remain committed to keeping our journ
  
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• Southern Alberta couple makes it home after being caught in COVID-19 travel crisis

  28-03-2020 01:48
  
  A couple from Brooks has finally made it home, after experiencing travel troubles trying to get back from the Dominican Republic. "It was a nightmare, because you couldn't get anyone to answer on the phone lines," said Terri Kimmel. Terri and her husband Darryl were vacationing in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for the past few months. They arrived home Thursday night after a week of frustration since many flights were cancelled. "It was absolutely insane, it was like dealing with beings on a
  
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• Edmonton-area couple among Canadians stranded in South Africa amid lockdown

  28-03-2020 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Sherwood Park couple is stranded in South Africa amid a nationwide lockdown. They are calling on the Canadian government for help getting home.
  
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• Police seek witnesses of violent assault at southwest McDonald's

  28-03-2020 01:41
  
  Police are asking for help from the public to identify suspects and a vehicle involved in the assault of a security guard at a southwest McDonald's last month. Three men went into the fast-food restaurant in the 3600 block of 17th Avenue S.W. at about 11 p.m. on Feb. 27 and, after a brief interaction, they were asked to leave by security. As they walked outside, police allege a fourth man joined them and the group assaulted the security guard. The victim suffered life-altering injuries and was t
  
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• Alberta health minister ‘needs to step down’ after angrily confronting doctor over Facebook meme: analyst

  28-03-2020 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary doctor Mukarram Zaidi said Health Minister Tyler Shandro and his wife lashed out at him on the weekend over a Facebook meme post.
  
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• Lethbridge couple reflects on getting stuck on cruise amid COVID-19 pandemic - Global News

  28-03-2020 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Lethbridge couple reflects on getting stuck on cruise amid COVID-19 pandemic

  28-03-2020 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Kim and Joe Bingham of Lethbridge embarked on their travels around the world six months ago, they had no idea they would be stuck at sea due to a global health pandemic.
  
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• Alberta health minister under fire for confrontation with Calgary doctor

  28-03-2020 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is coming under fire after confronting a Calgary doctor over a social media post. Adam Toy reports.
  
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• Alberta sees 56 new cases of COVID-19, brings total to 542 on Friday

  28-03-2020 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were 56 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Friday, bringing the total to 542 in the province. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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