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• Son remembers 'tough lady' who died from COVID-19 in Calgary care home

  17-04-2020 23:43
  
  Rita Owen died in a Calgary care home three weeks shy of her 92nd birthday never knowing she'd contracted COVID-19. “At her age, I just wanted her to enjoy what time she had and not worry,” her son, Michael Owen, said of the decision not to tell her. Owen describes his mother as a fun-loving social butterfly who loved gossiping with friends over tea and playing slots at the casino. “She had quite a zest for life,” he said from Gabriola, B.C. She was also a devout Catholic
  
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• 'A free-for-all': Union wants grocery trips curtailed to slow COVID-19 spread

  17-04-2020 23:31
  
  Western Canada's largest private-sector union is proposing that people be limited to one trip to the grocery store each week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among customers and workers. Tom Hesse, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers 401, which represents 32,000 workers, said governments should also bring in regulations that allow only one person per family in a store at a time. “We're going to ask for clear rules that are enforceable with fines in a regulatory regime. The
  
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• Calgary business owner frustrated with RBC over accessing small business loan

  17-04-2020 23:18
  
  Only able to respond to emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Landon Johnston believed his HVAC small business would get a financial boost from a federal support loan  designed to support small businesses experiencing exactly that. Instead, Johnston said his bank (RBC) is giving him the run around online and he has not been able to access funds he says he qualifies for. “As of right now, they have got a stranglehold of people who are struggling with this and there is nothing (I) c
  
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• Former Stamps linebacker Jameer Thurman weighing his options for his next job

  17-04-2020 23:16
  
  After winning the Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018, Jameer Thurman lived out a dream when he signed a contract with his hometown team, the Chicago Bears. But Thurman never did get in a game and was waived in August. His career looked to be back on track when he was selected by the D.C. Defenders in the XFL draft before things changed again. Now, the 25-year-old is looking for work again after the XFL declared bankruptcy last week. Thurman says he wasn’t expecting that to happen
  
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• Dog abandoned in near freezing temperatures outside Calgary Humane Society

  17-04-2020 23:02
  
  Officials are asking for help to identify the owner of a newer-model black truck seen driving away after a German shepherd was abandoned in near freezing temperatures early Friday at the Calgary Humane Society. A young male German shepherd was left tied to a bench about 4:30 a.m., hours before the offices were set to open. “While we understand these are unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic, Calgary Humane Society remains available for emergency situations," said Brad Nichols, sen
  
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• Worker hurt in fall at northeast Calgary construction site

  17-04-2020 22:12
  
  A construction worker has been sent to hospital after he fell at least two storeys while at a worksite in northeast Calgary Friday morning. Emergency crews were called to the site, at McPherson Square and Ninth Street N.E. at about 10:40 a.m. for reports that a worker had fallen. The Calgary fire department helped lift the injured man out of the site.EMS took the victim, believed to be in his 40s, to Foothills Medical Centre. He was listed in serious but stable condition. The investigation into
  
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• Alleged shooter arrested for Olds, Alta. incident that left man in serious condition

  17-04-2020 21:19
  
  Calgary police have arrested a man wanted by RCMP in connection with a shooting in Olds, Alta. Investigators say Lyle Robert Walter Vance, 27, was arrested by the CPS on April 13. He is charged with:Unlawfully wounding, maiming, disfiguring or endangering a life Two counts of pointing a firearm Two counts of discharging a firearm with intent Prohibited possession of a firearm Unlawful possession of a handgun Possession of a restricted and loaded firearm Two counts of breach of probationVance was
  
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• More rural hospitals closing ERs during COVID-19 pandemic

  17-04-2020 21:03
  
  Alberta Health Services is making temporary service changes at some rural hospitals in preparation for a surge in COVID-19 patients. The emergency departments at the Hardisty Health Centre and the Consort Hospital and Care Centre are now closed. Patients in need of emergency care in Hardisty, northeast of Red Deer, are being asked to go to Wainwright, Viking, Daysland or Coronation, with the closest emergency department 60 kilometres away. People in Consort, east of Red Deer, will be redirected
  
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• City services provide COVID-19 update - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 20:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Interactive: Which benefits am I eligible for during the COVID-19 pandemic?

  17-04-2020 20:37
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of Canadians out of work, facing reduced income, unable to pay their bills, or any combination of the above. Governments across the country have responded with an unprecedented suite of measures aimed at helping those most affected by the crisis make ends meet. It's a dizzying array of direct financial aid, tax credits, payment deferrals and other efforts – enough that it can be hard for anyone to understand exactly what they are and are not eligible
  
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• Lethbridge home sales up in Q1, potential “buyers market” coming soon - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 20:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge home sales up in Q1, potential “buyers market” coming soon  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Union wants Alberta government to limit grocery trips to slow COVID-19 spread

  17-04-2020 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Food and Commercial Workers 401 is asking the Alberta government to consider limiting people to one trip to the grocery store each week.
  
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• This gold truck wasn't stolen after all, Calgary police say

  17-04-2020 20:22
  
  The registered owner of a custom-designed gold truck has been charged after Calgary police say they caught wind of a scheme to defraud an insurance company. Calgary police originally reported that an unknown suspect had broken into a fenced compound on property owned by DiVita Auto Design at 5306 Third St. S.E. on Feb. 1. While inside, the suspect loaded a gold-coloured Dodge Ram truck onto the flatbed and towed it away from the lot using another truck. The gold truck was later found heavily dam
  
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• Health officials to provide update on COVID-19 in Alberta Friday afternoon

  17-04-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide an update on COVID-19 in the province at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Former Salmon Arm Sockeye earns swimming MVP at University of Lethbridge - Salmon Arm Observer

  17-04-2020 20:00 via saobserver.net
  
  Former Salmon Arm Sockeye earns swimming MVP at University of Lethbridge  Salmon Arm Observer
  
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• Alberta will test everyone in continuing care facilities with outbreaks for COVID-19, symptomatic or not

  17-04-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  No new deaths connected to the disease had been reported Friday, keeping the provincial fatality rate at 50.
  
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• Alberta's week in COVID-19 pandemic: Cases surpass 2,000, testing groups expanded and power outage affects virus data

  17-04-2020 19:56
  
  Alberta surpassed 2,000 cases of COVID-19 and reached 50 deaths on Thursday, though the province is still waiting to announce probable cases since Tuesday's data outage. The province's daily totals of confirmed cases have been in the hundreds all week except for Monday, after Alberta Health Services ramped up its testing when it expanded groups to anyone showing symptoms first in the Calgary Zone, and then all across Alberta. Alberta currently sits at 2,158 cases of the novel coronavirus. Howeve
  
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• Alberta reports 239 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths

  17-04-2020 19:56
  
  Alberta reported 239 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths Friday. The province-wide totals are now 2,397 cases, 1,124 recoveries and 50 deaths. There are 60 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 13 in intensive care. Alberta Health Services conducted 3,831 tests in the past 24 hours. This is a breaking news update. More information to come as it becomes available. Original story: Alberta surpassed 2,000 cases of COVID-19 and reached 50 deaths on Thursday, though the province is still waiting t
  
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• Alberta reports 239 more COVID-19 cases as province ramps up testing

  17-04-2020 19:56
  
  Alberta has confirmed 239 new COVID-19 cases, attributing the largest daily increase yet to ramped up testing. The province-wide totals are now 2,397 cases, 1,124 recoveries and 50 deaths. There are 60 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 13 in intensive care. Alberta Health Services conducted 3,831 tests in the past 24 hours. This is a breaking news update. More information to come as it becomes available. Original story: Alberta surpassed 2,000 cases of COVID-19 and reached 50 deaths on Th
  
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• Social distancing enforcement to increase in Calgary parks and dog parks

  17-04-2020 19:55
  
  As temperatures increase in Calgary, so will the number of peace officers patrolling city parks, greenspaces and dog parks to ensure people are socially distancing during the the COVID-19 pandemic. And Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the goal will be to inform more than enforce. "Our goal is never to write people tickets, our goal is to help educate people on the beahaviour that is the right behaviour at this time," he said. "So for example, we're going to have bylaw officers at the dog parks as the we
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau pledges nearly $2 billion to clean up ‘orphaned wells’

  17-04-2020 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will support work in the oil and gas sector by spending $1.7 billion to help clean up “orphaned wells.” He says restoring abandoned oil and gas wells is good for the environment, for landowners who have to contend with them, and for thousands of workers the effort...
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau commits $750 million to reduce methane emissions

  17-04-2020 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking outside Rideau Cottage on Friday, Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau announced his government would be spending $750 million to reduce methane emissions.
  
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• Ontario couple who mailed $1,000 cheque to Alberta come forward

  17-04-2020 19:20
  
  CTV News has identified the Ontario couple who sent a $1,000 cheque to Premier Jason Kenney "to express support for Albertans."  Kanji and Susie Nakatsu live in Kingston, Ont., and sent the offering to the premier's office, arriving on March 31.  "It's time to support Alberta and Saskatchewan and act like a country," said Kanji.  The couple are originally from British Columbia and have lived in Kingston for four decades.  "We saw the gasoline prices in Kingston. And they went
  
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• Ottawa contributing $1.7B to orphan well cleanup in west

  17-04-2020 18:35
  
  Canada is sending billions of dollars in aid to the country’s bruised energy sector with a double focus of helping companies maintain environmental targets. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday morning Ottawa would be investing $1.7 billion in orphan and inactive well clean up in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and B.C. “Our goal is to create immediate jobs in these provinces while helping companies avoid bankruptcy and supporting our environmental targets,” Trudeau said. Albe
  
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• Camping reservations in Alberta cancelled until mid-May due to coronavirus pandemic

  17-04-2020 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Parks announced on Friday it was suspending camping reservations until mid-May amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'Can we hook him up?': Turkey on the loose in Calgary wandering in search of mate

  17-04-2020 18:16
  
  Turk Diggler is looking for love, and one Calgary city councillor is wondering whether to play matchmaker. Sightings of the lone male turkey with brown and grey feathers and a red wattle began about a year ago in Calgary's Ramsay neighbourhood southeast of downtown. Residents theorize the bird escaped from an agricultural event at the Stampede Grounds down the hill. Some refer to him simply as Turk. In Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra's household at least, he's called Turk Diggler, an apparent play on the
  
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• Trudeau announces $1.7B to clean up orphan wells in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan

  17-04-2020 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trudeau made the announcement Friday morning and said the goal is to create immediate jobs in these provinces, while helping companies avoid bankruptcy.
  
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• Children still vulnerable to parental abduction, running away amid pandemic: MCSC

  17-04-2020 17:35
  
  Although the pandemic has forced many children to remain at home as part of containment measures, the risk for them to go missing remains high, according to a Calgary-based organization focused on helping families find loved ones. The Missing Children Society of Canada held a webinar with its international partners on Thursday and a national representative from the RCMP provided statistics about a drop in missing persons cases. Since March 1, parental abductions cases have decreased by 50 per ce
  
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• Alberta Parks temporarily suspending camping reservations - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 17:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Adult and 3 children escape fire in northeast Calgary

  17-04-2020 17:05
  
  A working smoke detector is being credited with alerting a northeast Calgary family to a fire in their home, allowing them to safely escape. The Calgary Fire Department says one adult and three children under the age of 10 were in the home in the 600 block of Marian Cresc. N.E. just before 11 p.m. Thursday when the blaze started. A neighbour helped them get to safety and firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Investigators are now looking for a cause of the fire.
  
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• Canada-U.S. reach deal to extend border restrictions by 30 days: sources

  17-04-2020 15:34
  
  Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to extend the current closure of the border to all non-essential travel for at least another month, sources tell CTV News. It's been nearly a month since the two countries negotiated their 30-day agreement that exempted the flow of trade and commerce, as well as vital health-care workers such as nurses who live and work on opposite sides of the border. That agreement was due to expire next week. The extension will see these restrictions rema
  
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• Canada-U.S. agree to extend border restrictions by 30 days: sources

  17-04-2020 15:34
  
  Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current closure of the border to all non-essential travel for at least another month as the fight against COVID-19 continues in both countries, sources tell CTV News. It's been nearly a month since the two countries negotiated their 30-day agreement that exempted the flow of trade and commerce, as well as vital health-care workers such as nurses who live and work on opposite sides of the border. That agreement was due to expire in a few days
  
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• Millrise Seniors Village in southwest Calgary hit with COVID-19 outbreak

  17-04-2020 14:25
  
  Millrise Seniors Village is the latest long-term care centre in Calgary hit with an outbreak of COVID-19.  West Coast Seniors Housing (WCSH), the Vancouver-based operating company for the retirement home, confirmed in a Facebook post that two residents have tested positive and have been placed in self-isolation.  In an unrelated case, a staff member has also tested positive and is self-isolating at home. “We recognize that this news will raise the level of concern and anxiousness
  
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• COVID-19 outbreaks reported at 2 more Calgary seniors care homes

  17-04-2020 14:25
  
  Millrise Seniors Village is the latest long-term care centre in Calgary hit with an outbreak of COVID-19.  West Coast Seniors Housing (WCSH), the Vancouver-based operating company for the retirement home, confirmed in a Facebook post that two residents have tested positive and have been placed in self-isolation.  In an unrelated case, a staff member has also tested positive and is self-isolating at home. “We recognize that this news will raise the level of concern and anxiousness
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan quietly delivered meals to Los Angeles residents in need

  17-04-2020 13:33
  
  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have kept a low profile since leaving their senior royal roles and relocating to Los Angeles. They've kept so quiet that they managed to sneak out and deliver meals to L.A. residents in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple volunteered through Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles nonprofit that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to chronically ill people.Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxDonning N95 masks and gloves, th
  
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• Does letting kids get COVID-19 help build immunity among the wider society?

  17-04-2020 10:55
  
  The Quebec government has suggested that reopening schools and daycares could be a way to both kick-start its economy and slow the transmission of COVID-19 in the province. Quebec's public health director, Horacio Arruda, told a news conference last Friday it was "very excessively rare" for children to develop severe symptoms from COVID-19. Allowing them to catch the virus and become immunized would help the wider society, he said. "Because the more children will be, in my opinion, naturally imm
  
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• PM under pressure to flesh out promise to top up pay for long-term care workers

  17-04-2020 10:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be under pressure today to flesh out his promise to do more to protect seniors in long-term care homes, which have been hardest hit by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau promised earlier this week that the federal government would provide funding to top up the wages earned by essential workers in nursing homes who earn less than $2,500 a month. That promise was discussed during a conference call among first ministers late Thursday.Coronavirus newsletter sign
  
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• PM Trudeau to update on COVID-19 assistance plans, as Canada-U.S. border closure extended

  17-04-2020 10:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be rounding out the week with another update on the federal government’s COVID-19 plans, as Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current closure of the border to all non-essential travel for at least another month. Following a Thursday evening call with the premiers, Trudeau is set to face questions about further details and rollout of a promised federal-provincial agreement to top-up the salaries of essential workers like those in long-
  
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• PM Trudeau announces targeted help for some hard-hit sectors, provinces

  17-04-2020 10:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced range of targeted new financial measures to help specific sectors that have been particularly hard-hit, as well as for workers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The federal government is also unveiling more help for small businesses and those in the energy, arts, culture, and sports sectors. The new supports for these sectors come on the heel of continuous updates and expansions to both direct aid for Canadians
  
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• Feds unveil targeted COVID-19 help for energy, arts and sports sectors

  17-04-2020 10:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new range of targeted financial measures to help the energy, arts, culture, and sports sectors particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic that has halted many aspects of Canadian life. Through new measures aimed at assisting these industries, the federal government says it is providing additional support for some industries that have fallen through the cracks of current financial assistance programs, with the intent of creating and maintaining jo
  
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• 'An especially tough time': Feds rolling out targeted COVID-19 help for some sectors

  17-04-2020 10:46
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new range of targeted financial measures to help the energy, arts, culture, and sports sectors particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic that has halted many aspects of Canadian life. Through new measures aimed at assisting these industries, the federal government says it is providing additional support for some industries that have fallen through the cracks of current financial assistance programs, with the intent of creating and maintaining jo
  
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• Trudeau offers new money to oil patch, but rejects calls to suspend climate action over COVID-19

  17-04-2020 09:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter makes more than 30 requests, including the suspension of environmental monitoring and delaying action on climate change and Indigenous rights.
  
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• Oil lobby group asks Trudeau government to suspend environmental, lobbying laws due to COVID-19

  17-04-2020 09:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter makes more than 30 requests, including the suspension of environmental monitoring and delaying action on climate change and Indigenous rights.
  
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• Lethbridge Police have issued warnings for public health violations: Inspector Walper - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Police have issued warnings for public health violations: Inspector Walper  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• COVID-19 infections in Brooks explode, more cases confirmed in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  COVID-19 infections in Brooks explode, more cases confirmed in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Group of Alberta doctors resigning from serving hospital in Lac La Biche

  17-04-2020 05:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP health critic David Shepherd said the decision by the group of doctors will leave Lac La Biche with one family physician.
  
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• Alberta pharmacists still waiting on crucial PPE shipments

  17-04-2020 04:45
  
  After weeks of promises and increased responsibility, Alberta pharmacists on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 are still waiting for shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE). The PPE was promised by the province weeks ago, but hundreds of facilities and thousands of pharmacists are still waiting for added gloves and masks. For many, an increased workload thanks to new provincial rules has meant added patient load during the pandemic.  “We tend to see a lot of peop
  
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• Keystone XL work should stop due to coronavirus concerns, pipeline opponents argue

  17-04-2020 04:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  U.S. District Judge Brian Morris did not immediately rule following an almost four-hour hearing that also included arguments over whether President Donald’s Trump’s authorization of the border crossing was legal.
  
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• 'I have a second chance': Woman survives COVID-19 after two weeks on ventilator

  17-04-2020 04:03
  
  Julie Lingan, a 39-year-old mother of four-year-old twins, has become an unlikely hero in the war on COVID-19. Despite being young and healthy, the Ontario woman spent the last month in hospital and two weeks on a ventilator in a medically induced coma. In early March, before her dramatic battle for life, the stay-at-home mother was more concerned about her husband’s health. He had a cough, sore throat and fever. “My husband was getting more and more sick, so he went to the hospital,
  
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• Weekend traffic stop in Claresholm results in drug charges - Lethbridge News Now

  17-04-2020 03:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Weekend traffic stop in Claresholm results in drug charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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