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• Calgarian who recovered from COVID-19 in Spain returns home

  30-03-2020 23:49
  
  Calgarian Carmen Lee, 23, moved to Barcelona, Spain in January. She didn’t expect to be back in Calgary two months later, after originally planning to stay for a year, but COVID-19 changed all that. Earlier this month she contracted COVID-19, after coming down with a cough and experiencing breathing problems. CTV News spoke with Lee on March 15th while she was self-isolating in her room in Spain for 14 days. She was clear of any symptoms last week. A call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
  
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• LIVE @ 4:30: Alberta update on COVID-19 figures

  30-03-2020 23:29
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19 cases in the province of Alberta, LIVE @ 4:30 local time.
  
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• LIVE @ 3:30: Alberta update on COVID-19 figures

  30-03-2020 23:29
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19 cases in the province of Alberta, LIVE @ 4:30 local time.
  
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• AHS partners with biotechnology company to create rapid testing for COVID-19

  30-03-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The rapid test will help Alberta Health Services conduct more efficient tests in remote and rural communities across the province.
  
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• Province creates non-profit, arms-length agricultural research organization - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2020 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Macy's to furlough majority of its 130000 workers - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2020 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Macy's to furlough majority of its 130000 workers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge announces 248 layoffs | LethbridgeNewsNOW| Lethbridge, Alberta | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2020 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge announces 248 layoffs | LethbridgeNewsNOW| Lethbridge, Alberta | News, Sports, Weather, Obituaries, Real Estate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge announces 248 layoffs - Lethbridge News Now

  30-03-2020 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City of Lethbridge announces 248 layoffs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary airport reduces terminals, check-in areas as passenger volume plummets

  30-03-2020 22:37
  
  The Calgary International Airport is consolidating its terminal operations due to the steep decline in passenger volumes linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Tuesday, the airport will close Concourse A in the domestic terminal, and domestic check-in areas, bag drop and baggage carousel operations will be condensed. International arrivals will continue from the International Terminal building.U.S. departures will remain in Concourse E, but pre-board screening and U.S. customs may operate at
  
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• Calgary airport reduces terminals, check-in areas as passenger volume plummet

  30-03-2020 22:37
  
  The Calgary International Airport is consolidating its terminal operations due to the steep decline in passenger volumes linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Tuesday, the airport will close Concourse A in the domestic terminal, and domestic check-in areas, bag drop and baggage carousel operations will be condensed. International arrivals will continue from the International Terminal building.U.S. departures will remain in Concourse E, but pre-board screening and U.S. customs may operate at
  
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• B.C. doctor warns of deadly ‘double whammy’ if coronavirus persists into wildfire season

  30-03-2020 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There will be more people coming into the emergency room, more people coming into the intensive care unit, more people requiring mechanical ventilation and probably more people dying," said Dr. Don Sin.
  
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• Alberta Opposition tells education minister to fight for school funding or quit

  30-03-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says Adriana LaGrange is failing in her core mandate.
  
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• AHS getting COVID-19 rapid-testing devices for remote communities

  30-03-2020 22:28
  
  Albertans living in remote communities will soon be able to receive COVID-19 results much faster. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is getting 250 handheld devices and 100,000 testing kits from Spartan Bioscience Inc. for $9.5 million to test for the novel coronavirus in rural areas, such as Indigenous communities. The devices, currently in the late stages of development, can confirm COVID-19 results in under an hour, AHS said. "Alberta has been one of the fastest jurisdictions in the world for test
  
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• Air Canada to temporarily lay off 16,500 staff due to COVID-19 fallout

  30-03-2020 21:58
  
  Air Canada will temporarily lay off 16,500 employees starting this week as the airline struggles with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective this Friday, the layoffs of 15,200 unionized workers and 1,300 managers will last through April and May amid drastically reduced flight capacity from the Montreal-based airline.Coronavirus newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox"To furlough such a large proportion of our employees is an extremely painful decision but one we are
  
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• Air Canada to temporarily lay off 16,500 staff

  30-03-2020 21:58
  
  Air Canada will temporarily lay off 16,500 employees starting this week as the airline struggles with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective this Friday, the layoffs of 15,200 unionized workers and 1,300 managers will last through April and May amid drastically reduced flight capacity from the Montreal-based airline. "To furlough such a large proportion of our employees is an extremely painful decision but one we are required to take given our dramatically smaller operations for the next
  
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• :Air Canada to temporarily lay off 15,000 workers due to COVID-19 fallout

  30-03-2020 21:58
  
  Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 15,000 unionized workers beginning this week as the airline struggles with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The layoffs will continue through April and May amid drastically reduced flight capacity from the Montreal-based airline.Coronavirus newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxAir Canada says the two-month furloughs will affect about one-third of management and administrative and support staff, including head office employe
  
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• Air Canada memo says it will lay off 15,000 workers due to COVID-19

  30-03-2020 21:58
  
  Air Canada will start to temporarily lay off more than 15,000 workers this week as the airline struggles with closed borders and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an internal memo.Coronavirus newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxThis report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2020.
  
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• Understanding COVID-19 data: Should we be comparing countries?

  30-03-2020 21:33
  
  In a little more than two months, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, raced around the world and turned a handful of known cases to more than three quarters of a million, with at least 36,000 lives lost - reported figures that the scientific and health communities widely agree are too low. The spreading virus has pushed numerous countries to scramble to lock down cities, shutter non-essential businesses, and close their borders to all but their own citizens, adopting some of the extraord
  
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• Breaking down the COVID-19 numbers: Should we be comparing countries?

  30-03-2020 21:33
  
  In a little more than two months, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, raced around the world and turned a handful of known cases to more than three quarters of a million, with at least 36,000 lives lost - reported figures that the scientific and health communities widely agree are too low. The spreading virus has pushed numerous countries to scramble to lock down cities, shutter non-essential businesses, and close their borders to all but their own citizens, adopting some of the extraord
  
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• City of Calgary to lay off hundreds of part-time and casual workers

  30-03-2020 20:52
  
  Hundreds of part-time and casual staff at the City of Calgary will be laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, city manager David Duckworth confirmed Monday. The layoffs, which are not considered permanent, will ensure the affected employees are eligible for financial support through other levels of government. According to Mayor Naheed Nenshi, the laid off employees account for fewer than 10 per cent of city staff and the job losses are primarily in sectors that are not available to the p
  
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• City of Calgary lays off some part-time and casual workers

  30-03-2020 20:52
  
  David Duckworth, city manager with the City of Calgary, confirms the city has decided to layoff a number of part-time and casual employees. The layoffs, which are not considered permanent, will ensure the affected employees are eligible for financial support through other levels of government. As of Sunday afternoon, there are 661 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and three deaths have been attributed to it. Fourteen people have been admitted to ICU. There are 408 cases in the Calgary
  
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• CEMA to update COVID-19 response in Calgary

  30-03-2020 20:52
  
  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson are scheduled to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. Monday to provide an update on the city's response to COVID-19. As of Sunday afternoon, there are 661 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province and three deaths have been attributed to it. Fourteen people have been admitted to ICU. There are 408 cases in the Calgary Zone.
  
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• ‘What the crap are you thinking?’: Thorsby mayor angry over potential COVID-19 exposure

  30-03-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thorsby mayor, Rod Raymond, is scolding and calling out "dumb people" for potentially exposing others to COVID-19.
  
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• WestJet extends international flight suspensions into May amid COVID-19 pandemic

  30-03-2020 20:32
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is cancelling all transatlantic and U.S. routes until May 4, extending its 30-day suspension by two more weeks. The Calgary-based company will offer no flights to the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has shut borders and sent travel demand tumbling. WestJet has already halved its domestic capacity, while carriers including Porter Airlines and Air Transat have suspended all flights. Air Canada has cancelled mos
  
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• Oilsands producers in the red as blended bitumen price dips below $4 per barrel

  30-03-2020 20:03
  
  Analysts say oilsands producers are likely losing money or barely breaking even as prices for Western Canadian Select bitumen-blend crude dipped as low as US$3.82 per barrel on Monday. Michael Dunn with Stifel FirstEnergy in Calgary estimates realized prices for bitumen crossed into negative territory late last week after deducting the cost of the lighter oil blend required to allow the sticky bitumen to flow in a pipeline. Meanwhile, analyst Matt Murphy with Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. says
  
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• Coronavirus: WestJet extends international flight suspensions to May 4

  30-03-2020 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based company will offer no flights to the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has shut borders and sent travel demand tumbling.
  
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• Sunterra Market offers AHS workers 25% discount during COVID-19 pandemic

  30-03-2020 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sunterra Market will be offering a 25 per cent discount to Alberta Health Services employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Saying 'happy birthday' through social distancing

  30-03-2020 19:38
  
  How do you wish a seven-year-old a happy birthday during the COVID 19 pandemic? By observing social distancing, of course.  In these strange times of the COVID-19 outbreak, birthday parties just aren’t happening. But the Kostrosky family didn’t want to let the pandemic to put a damper on daughter Amelia’s seventh birthday.  The Kostroskys decided to still throw a birthday party, but from a safe distance. Reaching out to family, friends, neighbours — an
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor says province has 5 new deaths tied to COVID-19

  30-03-2020 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five more deaths in Alberta have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's chief medical officer of health said Monday.
  
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• Alberta health officials to update province’s COVID-19 situation Monday afternoon

  30-03-2020 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta health officials are set to provide an update Monday afternoon on the COVID-19 situation in the province and ongoing efforts to protect public health.
  
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• Publisher lifts limit on eBooks for libraries in light of novel coronavirus pandemic

  30-03-2020 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Macmillan Publishers lifted the embargo it previously put in place limiting the number of titles for eBooks public libraries could buy.
  
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• Infographics: COVID-19 recoveries growing but coronavirus continues to spread Alberta

  30-03-2020 18:55
  
  The number of COVID-19 cases across Canada is nearing 7,000 on Monday morning, including 661 cases in Alberta.  Early today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced eligibility for a wage subsidy as domestic travel restrictions kicked in.  The wage subsidy is being back-dated to March 15, and is an increase to the initial commitment of a 10 per cent subsidy. It comes alongside a special emergency guaranteed business loan of up to $40,000, as well as a deferral of customs duties, HST an
  
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• Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers

  30-03-2020 18:55
  
  Alberta’s count of COVID-19 cases grew by 29 on Monday, the second straight day the number of daily new cases has fallen from the day before but that news was tempered by the news of five new coronavirus-related deaths.  "This news is heartbreaking to all of us," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health.  "This has been one of the hardest days yet. These deaths speak to the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic and why aggressive measures are needed."
  
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• Calgary Expo reschedules event for July, refunds April tickets

  30-03-2020 18:54
  
  Organizers of the Calgary Expo Comics and Entertainment show have announced plans to host the 2020 event in July. Originally planned for April 23-26 at Stampede Park, a decision to postpone the 15th annual installment of the show was made earlier this month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, organizers announced plans for a three-day event to be held July 17-19. According to Calgary Expo officials, all tickets that had been purchased for the April dates — including photo op a
  
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• Alberta reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths; 29 new cases

  30-03-2020 18:53
  
  Five more Albertans have died as a result of COVID-19, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Monday. Alberta has now had eight deaths due to the novel coronavirus. The victims include a woman in her 70s at Calgary's McKenzie Towne Long Term Care Home, a man in his 80s at Edmonton's Rosedale on the Park seniors home, a woman in her 50s in the Calgary zone, a man in his 80s in the Edmonton zone and a man in his 30s in the North zone. "I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the families and loved on
  
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• More than 800 Alberta doctors sign letter calling on province to pause ‘detrimental’ changes to healthcare

  30-03-2020 18:29
  
  An open letter signed by more than 800 Alberta doctors is pleading with the provincial government to immediately pause planned changes to healthcare, which are set to take effect April 1. The letter is addressed to Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Premier Jason Kenney, Alberta Medical Association President Dr. Christine Molnar and Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu. NDP health critic David Shephard was also included in the letter, which was sent Monday morning. “Now is not the time
  
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• Calgary-based Parkland Fuel cuts $300M from budget to deal with COVID 19 impact

  30-03-2020 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parkland Fuel is cutting its 2020 capital spending budget by 52 per cent and trimming executive salaries in response to the uncertain economic impact of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Alberta doctors ask for healthcare changes to be halted amid COVID-19 in open letter to Kenney government

  30-03-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter calls for an "abrupt pause" to the proposed healthcare changes to avoid "burdening and negatively impacting" Albertans.
  
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• Alberta doctors ask for health-care changes to be halted amid COVID-19 in open letter to Kenney government

  30-03-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter calls for an "abrupt pause" to the proposed health-care changes to avoid "burdening and negatively impacting" Albertans.
  
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• 'Now is not the time': Doctors ask the province to pause healthcare changes

  30-03-2020 17:00
  
  Hundreds of Alberta doctors are pleading for the province to put restructuring plans on hold as Albertans deal with COVID-19. The group sent a letter Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro on March 30. "These are unprecedented times that require extraordinary support and flexibility for clinical care," the letter reads. "Doctors cannot afford any distractions during this time where we are counted on to perform to the best of our capabilities." The group is calling for an "abrupt
  
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• In Canada and abroad, COVID-19 super-spreaders could be anywhere

  30-03-2020 16:44
  
  You may have heard of “patient 31” in South Korea, a woman who was thought to be the source of thousands of COVID-19 infections in that country. Or more recently, a man in India who had returned from Europe and reportedly infected people in more than a dozen villages. They are known as “super-spreaders” - individuals who can infect a large number of people easily. The World Health Organization estimates someone with COVID-19 can infect between 2 and 2.5 individu
  
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• Oil price plunges to 2002 lows amid global coronavirus shutdown

  30-03-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy prices continued their slide as forecasts for a global economic recession worsen.
  
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• BB gun shooting victim transported to hospital in serious condition

  30-03-2020 15:18
  
  A man was transported to hospital in serious condition after being shot with a BB gun in northeast Calgary Sunday night. Shortly after 8 p.m., police were called to a parking lot in a business park near the intersection of Westwinds Drive and Castleridge Boulevard N.E. following reports of a shooting. Officers located an injured man suffering from a wound inflicted by a BB gun. Police have not disclosed where on the man's body the BB struck. The man was transported to hospital in serious conditi
  
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• ‘They’re coping’: Canadians in limbo on cruise with coronavirus, 4 deaths

  30-03-2020 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The South American cruise departed Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 7, just days before the federal government advised Canadians against all cruise travel.
  
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• Suspect sought after man shot to death in Pineridge

  30-03-2020 14:00
  
  Calgary police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot to death early Monday morning in the northeast community of Pineridge. Police were called  to the 5700 block of 18th Avenue N.E. at around 1 a.m. following multiple reports of gunshots. Officers searched the area and found a man in medical distress outside the front doorway of a nearby home. Paramedics attempted to save his life but he was pronounced dead on scene. A description of a suspect has not been released. Investigators
  
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• What will travel look like after coronavirus?

  30-03-2020 13:54
  
  As movement around the world grows more and more restricted, it's hard to imagine what travel will look like when it eventually ramps back up. The staggering global scale of the coronavirus pandemic makes it especially devastating, but the travel industry has rebounded from past crises and experts believe it will bounce back again. "People haven't changed in that they still want to go places, but they're going to necessarily be a lot more cautious about what they do," said Adam Blake, a professo
  
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• A look at research being done in Canada for a coronavirus vaccine

  30-03-2020 13:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of scientists around the world are working on problems raised by the coronavirus pandemic, including at universities across Canada.
  
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• Majority of Canadians think COVID-19 pandemic will get worse: Nanos

  30-03-2020 12:57
  
  A majority of Canadians say they are pessimistic about the outlook of the COVID-19 pandemic but support the federal government's response to the crisis, according to the latest survey from Nanos Research According to results of the survey released Sunday night, 67 per cent of Canadians believe the coronavirus crisis will get worse in the next month, while 17 per cent believe it will get better, 10 per cent said it would remain the same and six per cent were unsure. Those in households of five or
  
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• Compassionate companions - new service dog being introduced for Lethbridge Victim Services - Lethbridge Herald

  30-03-2020 10:27 via lethbridgeherald.com
  
  Compassionate companions - new service dog being introduced for Lethbridge Victim Services  Lethbridge Herald
  
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• PM updates businesses aid eligibility, says military 'gearing up' for COVID-19 response

  30-03-2020 10:23
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the military is “gearing up” to join the federal approach to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and he has spelled out the awaited details about the wage subsidy for Canadian businesses. “Over the past few weeks the Canadian Armed Forces have been gearing up to support our efforts and our communities, as we fight COVID-19,” Trudeau said. He said that while the federal government has not yet received a formal request from a province or
  
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