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• Breakdown of Prairie co-op grocery partnership sparks layoffs and lawsuits

  05-04-2020 23:09
  
  When a relationship breaks down after more than 60 years of mutual benefit, feelings are bound to get hurt. In the ongoing dustup between grocery and fuel retailer Calgary Co-op and Saskatoon-based supplier Federated Co-operatives, the fallout also includes the closing of a massive Calgary warehouse this month, hundreds of layoffs and a lawsuit claiming millions of dollars in damages. The increasingly poisonous relationship runs counter to the central "co-operative" theme that has driven the for
  
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• Breakdown of Calgary Co-op grocery partnership sparks layoffs and lawsuits

  05-04-2020 23:09
  
  When a relationship breaks down after more than 60 years of mutual benefit, feelings are bound to get hurt. In the ongoing dustup between grocery and fuel retailer Calgary Co-op and Saskatoon-based supplier Federated Co-operatives, the fallout also includes the closing of a massive Calgary warehouse this month, hundreds of layoffs and a lawsuit claiming millions of dollars in damages. The increasingly poisonous relationship runs counter to the central "co-operative" theme that has driven the for
  
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• Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2020 23:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families to quietly mark anniversary of Saskatchewan bus crash

  05-04-2020 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The second anniversary will be a quiet one for the still-mourning families as the COVID-19 crisis holds the country in its grip.
  
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• Albertans who are blind, visually impaired urged to continue reaching out amid COVID-19 pandemic

  05-04-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  "You can be awful lonely if you're living alone and you are visually impaired, and you're not out and your family doesn't stop to visit you."
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families to quietly mark anniversary of Saskatchewan bus crash - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2020 20:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Humboldt Broncos families to quietly mark anniversary of Saskatchewan bus crash  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2020 18:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trudeau says help coming for students unable to find summer jobs

  05-04-2020 18:22
  
  Not all out-of-work Canadians qualify for the new Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, and post-secondary students appear to be disproportionately likely to fall through the cracks of this new addition to Canada's social safety net. To be eligible to receive the benefit, applicants must have earned at least $5,000 in the past 12 months or in 2019 as a whole, and must be out of work for reasons directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While many Canadians who have lost their jobs in the last fe
  
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• 'Like ghost towns': Canada's border communities adapt to COVID-19 changes

  05-04-2020 16:55
  
  When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home. The port of entry between Coutts, Alta., and Sweet Grass, Mont., is one of the busiest on the Canada-United States border, an important crossing on a trade route starting in Mexico. "We are basically twin communities," says Jim Willett. "The people of the two communities grew up on both sides of the border." In similar communities across the country, the rela
  
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• Coronavirus: Canada’s border communities adapt as COVID-19 crisis deepens

  05-04-2020 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the global coronavirus pandemic worsens south of the border, the crossings that tie communities on either side together are starting to represent fear.
  
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• Trio of Lethbridge groups launch social media campaign to support businesses affected by COVID-19 - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2020 16:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trio of Lethbridge groups launch social media campaign to support businesses affected by COVID-19  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Queen to address Commonwealth amid coronavirus pandemic

  05-04-2020 14:54
  
  The Queen will present a rare broadcast to the Commonwealth on Sunday as coronavirus cases surge past 1.2 million globally. Buckingham Palace confirmed the address on Friday through its social media accounts, adding that viewers can tune in on television, radio or online at 3 p.m. EDT. Tune in to watch the Queen’s public address over the coronavirus outbreaklive here. While the Queen delivers a special televised speech every Christmas, other such broadcasts are less common, typically
  
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• Queen addresses Commonwealth amid coronavirus pandemic

  05-04-2020 14:54
  
  The Queen cited the 'self-discipline' of U.K. citizens on Sunday in a rare broadcast as coronavirus cases surge past 1.2 million globally. “I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge,” the monarch says in the pre-recorded segment, according to excerpts released ahead of the broadcast. “Those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any.” She hopes history will find that &l
  
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• 'Better days will return': Queen addresses Commonwealth amid coronavirus pandemic

  05-04-2020 14:54
  
  The Queen said the United Kingdom will succeed in its fight against the novel coronavirus, as she offered a message of hope to the rest of the Commonwealth and the world in a rare televised address. “I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge,” the monarch said in the pre-recorded segment that aired Sunday. “Those who come after us will say that the Britons of this generation were as strong as any.” She expresse
  
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• Canadians not allowed off Coral Princess cruise ship due to new CDC guidelines

  05-04-2020 13:09
  
  Canadians remained aboard the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Sunday, a full day after some passengers were allowed on dry land. New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control saying cruise passengers shouldn't board commercial planes have limited who is allowed off the ship, Princess Cruises said in a statement, adding that only those with imminent chartered flights can disembark.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox"This will unfortunately resu
  
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• NDP calls for Alberta minister to resign after contacting doctor on personal phone

  05-04-2020 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta doctor has sent a complaint to the province's privacy commissioner following an after-hours call from Tyler Shandro on his personal phone.
  
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• Alberta businesses shift gears to manufacture products for front line under Bits and Pieces program

  05-04-2020 04:34
  
  As the demand for health products and services continues to exceed the supply, many Alberta businesses are taking on new ventures to help bridge the gap. The province says more than 1,100 business have offered to help as part of the Bits and Pieces initiative, including a garment manufacturing company in Calgary shifting its focus from the energy and constructions sectors to public health. "If you can make this shirt and pant, you can make this gown, that’s not a big pivot, , it’s to
  
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• Alberta government defers timber dues to assist forestry industry

  05-04-2020 03:56
  
  Forestry companies are getting a break to help them cope with the pandemic. The Kenney government has announced it will defer timber dues for six months. The hope is this will keep companies operating, and people working during the pandemic. Close to 19,000 Albertans were employed in the forest sector in 2018. The industry contributes over $2 billion to the Alberta economy.  
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 cases increase by 106, with 2 more deaths - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2020 02:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta COVID-19 cases increase by 106, with 2 more deaths  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alberta as case count reaches 1,181

  05-04-2020 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two additional people have died, bringing the total up to 20, Alberta Health said.
  
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• 2 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alberta as case count reaches 1,126

  05-04-2020 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two additional people have died, bringing the total up to 20, Alberta Health said.
  
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• 106 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Alberta on Saturday and 2 more deaths

  05-04-2020 01:24
  
  The province of Alberta confirmed there are 106 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Saturday and two additional deaths. The new numbers bring the total cases in the province to 1,181 and 20 deaths. So far 196 people have recovered. 
  
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• Lethbridge man faces assault charge for allegedly coughing in officer's face - Calgary Herald

  05-04-2020 01:07 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Lethbridge man faces assault charge for allegedly coughing in officer's face  Calgary Herald
  
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• Families react to new policy banning visitors from Alberta hospitals

  05-04-2020 01:06
  
  At a time when Albertans are already being told to physically distance, the distance between hospital patients and their loved-ones has grown as Alberta restricts visitors at hospitals and long-term care homes. On Saturday, the parking lot outside of University of Alberta’s Hospital transformed into a sort of waiting room. A place for Jaime Fernandez to sit in his car and to be close to his son who he drove to the ER because the Crohn’s patient wasn’t feeling well. Across the s
  
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• Widowed and quarantined in Peru: Calgarian fights COVID-19

  05-04-2020 00:35
  
  A Calgary woman who just lost her husband is now quarantined in a makeshift Peruvian clinic after testing positive for COVID-19. Ruby Choi and her husband Chun went on a group tour vacation to Peru at the beginning of last month. The trip was supposed to last until March 19th, but on the 16th, the country issued a nationwide lockdown. Borders were closed, and eventually, the Peruvian government stopped helping other nations repatriate their citizens. It’s a complicated situation that has l
  
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• Woman in her 30s in life threatening condition after being hit by vehicle in Cochrane, Alta.

  05-04-2020 00:20
  
  Cochrane RCMP are investigating after a woman was seriously injured in a collision that took place inside a No Frills parking lot. Police were called to the scene, in the parking lot of the grocery store on Fifth Avenue in Cochrane at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Officials say the victim, a 35-year-old woman, was struck by a Ford Edge SUV that was being driven by an 83-year-old woman. The pedestrian was taken to hospital in serious, life threatening condition. The driver remained at the scene and h
  
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