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• Alberta taxi company says warm weather, COVID-19 severely reducing business

  20-04-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many people rely on public transit, Uber or taxis to get around. Nowadays, with the COVID-19 pandemic closing bars and limiting travel altogether, those providing lifts are feeling the impact. Eloise Therien has the details on what one Alberta company is doing to keep its employees and customers safe, while also trying to stay afloat.
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic means home care workers will only provide essential services

  20-04-2020 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  If a patient or family member can safely do a task, then that service will not be provided by home care during the pandemic.
  
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• How does Western Canadian Select oil pricing work?

  20-04-2020 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Western Canadian Select is a crude oil blend created with oilsands bitumen in Hardisty, Alta. and experts say its price is based on a complicated formula.
  
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• NHL dream comes true for Calgary Hitmen captain Mark Kastelic

  20-04-2020 22:49
  
  The last month was a real roller coaster ride for Calgary Hitmen captain Mark Kastelic. On March 23, the Western Hockey League made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs because of COVID-19. Kastelic was in his fifth and final season with the Hitmen and he said it was difficult knowing he couldn’t go out on his own terms. "Just being 20-year-olds you kind of want that last moment. Giving it your all in your last game," Kastelic said. "Knowing
  
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• Cargill meat plant in High River, Alta., ‘idles’ processes amid coronavirus outbreak

  20-04-2020 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company made changes to its operations early last week after employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
  
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• 1 death connected to Cargill meat plant in High River as plant ‘idles’ processes

  20-04-2020 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company made changes to its operations early last week after employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Alberta doctors group warns of rural 'health crisis' if government changes aren't reconsidered

  20-04-2020 22:42
  
  A group of rural Alberta doctors are again urging the provincial government to reconsider billing changes that they say create “an avoidable health crisis.” The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) and several doctors have repeatedly said the changes imposed by the province on April 1 would force hundreds of clinics across Alberta to reduce staff or close their doors. “This is something that can be prevented,” said Dr. Samantha Myhr, a physician from Pincher Creek. “We
  
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• Calgary couple's quarantine film festival garners hundreds of submissions from around the globe

  20-04-2020 22:35
  
  Two Calgary filmmakers who began the Quarantine International Film Festival (QIFF) in their tiny Beltline apartment were shocked to watch as it caught fire worldwide. "We had 636 submissions from all over the world from 54 different countries, so that was pretty incredible," said Siobhan Cooney, one of the creators of the QIFF. "We never expected that, we thought we were gonna get like 20 films. It was pretty wild." In mid-March, Cooney along with fellow filmmaker and actor Spencer Streichert ca
  
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• Cargill Protein plant in High River to be idled after COVID-19 outbreak

  20-04-2020 22:33
  
  Cargill has begun work to temporarily idle its meat processing plant in High River following a COVID-19 outbreak that's seen more than 350 employees and members of their households test positive.  "This was a difficult decision for our team who are operating an essential service and are committed to delivering food for local families, access to markets for ranchers, products for our customers’ shelves and jobs for local employees," Jon Nash, North American lead for Cargill, said in a
  
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• Cargill meat processing plant in High River to be idled after COVID-19 outbreak

  20-04-2020 22:33
  
  Cargill has begun work to temporarily idle its meat processing plant in High River following a COVID-19 outbreak that's seen more than 350 employees and members of their households test positive.  "This was a difficult decision for our team who are operating an essential service and are committed to delivering food for local families, access to markets for ranchers, products for our customers’ shelves and jobs for local employees," Jon Nash, North American lead for Cargill, said in a
  
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• Negative oil price plunge a short-term anomaly with limited impact: analysts

  20-04-2020 22:29
  
  A Calgary energy analyst says the plunge by benchmark U.S. crude oil prices into negative territory for the first time on Monday is a short-term anomaly that likely won't have a lasting effect on Canadian producers. Matt Murphy of Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. says the drop in West Texas Intermediate near-month contract prices below negative US$37 per barrel is due to unique circumstances. Prices collapsed due to fear that storage tanks are growing dangerously close to full amid the coronavirus
  
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• Calgary woman mourns the loss of 3 family members in Nova Scotia mass shooting

  20-04-2020 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertan Shelly Mclean said her cousin Aaron (Friar) Tuck, his wife Joelene Oliver and their 17-year-old daughter, Emily Tuck was killed in the mass shooting in Nova Scotia over the weekend.
  
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• Stocks drop as U.S. crude oil futures prices turn negative for the first time in history

  20-04-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crude oil sellers were offering buyers $37 a barrel.
  
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• Doctors in at least 44 rural Alberta communities to reduce services: survey

  20-04-2020 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The group is asking the government to reverse the billing changes until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
  
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• Macleod Trail shut down at 46th Avenue S.W. due to single-vehicle crash

  20-04-2020 21:04
  
  Macleod Trail was closed in both directions at 46th Avenue S.W. Monday morning as emergency crews dealt with a single-vehicle crash. A vehicle collided with a light pole, knocking it off its base, just before noon, sending the driver, and lone occupant, to hospital in serious condition. No other details are available. Anyone with information is asked to call Calgary police at 403-266-1234.
  
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• Health officials to update COVID-19 situation in Alberta Monday afternoon

  20-04-2020 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to be joined by Alberta Health Services' chief program officer for contracting, procurement and supply management, Jitendra Prasad.
  
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• 4 more COVID-19 deaths reported as Alberta announces health-care aide supports

  20-04-2020 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced additional funds to hire health-care aides and support continuing care centres.
  
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• New isolation order in B.C. after returning oil workers contract coronavirus in Alberta

  20-04-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. announced five more people have died of the virus since Saturday.
  
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• University of Lethbridge eliminates hockey programs citing provincial funding cuts - CTV News

  20-04-2020 20:31 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  University of Lethbridge eliminates hockey programs citing provincial funding cuts  CTV News
  
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• University of Lethbridge eliminates hockey programs citing provincial funding cuts

  20-04-2020 20:31
  
  The University of Lethbridge has pulled the plug on its men's and women's varsity hockey programs as part of the ongoing effort to reduce the institution's operating budget. The decision to end the school's hockey programs was announced Monday morning. In their statement U of L officials said it’s but "one of a number of budget reduction strategies in response to unprecedented cuts from the provincial government." "We have had to make several difficult decisions in the past few months and
  
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• Alberta to provide COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. amid controversy over new masks

  20-04-2020 20:13
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will update the province on COVID-19 cases at 3:30 p.m. Monday. The daily update comes after the largest single-day increase in confirmed cases, 241, was announced on Sunday. Alberta currently has 2,803 cases of COVID-19 while 1,198 people have recovered. The province announced four more people had died due to the virus, bringing the total to 55.Alberta reports 239 more COVID-19 cases as province ramps up testingOne of the latest deaths occurred at La du
  
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• Alberta reports four more deaths, 105 new COVID-19 cases

  20-04-2020 20:13
  
  There are 105 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta and four new deaths due to the disease, the province announced Monday. It brings the province-wide total to 2,908 cases, with 1,230 of those patients having already recovered.Full coverage at CTVNews.ca/Coronavirus Interactive map: Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada Sign up for our newsletter: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxOf the 63 patients currently hospitalized in Alberta, 15 remain in the ICU. The four new deaths
  
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• University of Lethbridge discontinues Pronghorns hockey programs due to budget

  20-04-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Lethbridge has announced the end of both its men's and women's varsity hockey programs in the wake of the provincial budget.
  
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• University of Calgary researchers study risk of COVID-19 transmission from humans to pets

  20-04-2020 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Infectious disease specialists with the University of Calgary are researching the possibility of people transmitting the COVID-19 virus to their pets.
  
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• U of L discontinuing Pronghorns hockey programs due to budget constraints - Lethbridge News Now

  20-04-2020 19:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  U of L discontinuing Pronghorns hockey programs due to budget constraints  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Little Red Deer River flooding disrupts highway travel west of Bowden

  20-04-2020 19:28
  
  A section of Highway 587 near Red Lodge Provincial Park is under water as the spring thaw raised the level of a nearby river and an ice jam rerouted the waterway. Drone video recorded by Pat Boomer on April 19 shows a portion of the highway completely submerged by the Little Red Deer River and barricades were in place to restrict access to motorists. 511 Alberta confirms the eastbound lane of the undivided highway has been closed to traffic and the westbound lane accommodates alternating traffic
  
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• Alberta saw the biggest drop in mental health scores in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  20-04-2020 19:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta saw the biggest drop in mental health scores in Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alta. woman loses 3 family members in Nova Scotia shootings

  20-04-2020 19:01
  
  A Red Deer woman is grieving the lives of her sister, niece and brother-in-law killed in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia.   Jolene Oliver, her husband Aaron (Friar) Tuck and 17-year-old Emily Tuck were three of at least 18 killed in the violent rampage overnight Saturday. "I'm trying to understand I can't talk to my sister, I can't call her all the time. I can't hug my niece," Tammy Oliver-McCurdie told CTV News. She said the family was neighbours with the suspected shooter. After news
  
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• 2 charged after internet date ends in armed robbery

  20-04-2020 17:04
  
  He was looking for love but instead found himself staring down the barrel of a gun. A man and a woman are facing robbery charges following what police describe as an internet date gone bad. Police say a man met a woman through an online dating platform and on Feb. 1, invited her to his downtown apartment. Once inside, the woman allegedly allowed another man, who was unknown to the victim, into the apartment. That man had his face partially covered and was carrying what appeared to be a handgun.
  
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• 'We're going to get through this,' PM Trudeau says of mass shooting amid pandemic

  20-04-2020 16:10
  
  After more than a month of near-daily updates focused exclusively on Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks on Monday focused on the pain being felt by Canadians after the tragic shooting in Nova Scotia, as MPs came together to deliberate the future of parliamentary sittings. Trudeau made no novel coronavirus aid updates, instead speaking solely to the violent crime spree that unfolded over the weekend. His remarks come the same day a limi
  
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• 'We're going to get through this,' PM Trudeau says after mass shooting during pandemic

  20-04-2020 16:10
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dedicated his entire daily address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic on the violent crime spree in Nova Scotia. Trudeau spoke to the shooting that unfolded in Nova Scotia over the weekend, as a limited number of MPs from all parties return to the House of Commons to continue discussing the future of the legislative session. The prime minister used his remarks to highlight the dual challenge Canadians, and particularly first responders are facing at this moment
  
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• Proposal for mix of in-person, virtual House sittings in light of COVID-19 pandemic passes

  20-04-2020 16:10
  
  After a day of debate made darker by the mass shooting in Nova Scotia, MPs have decided what the coming weeks of parliamentary session will look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Going forward until at least May 25, members of Parliament will hold one in-person sitting per week, supplemented by additional virtual meetings once the technology required to do so securely is in place, which is expected as early as next week. The agreement on how the House of Commons is to conduct its business while r
  
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• PM Trudeau to address nation after mass shooting occurs during pandemic

  20-04-2020 16:10
  
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be speaking directly to Canadians Monday morning as the country already coping with the COVID-19 pandemic now grapples with news of a rising death toll in a violent crime spree in Nova Scotia. Trudeau is expected to speak to the shooting that unfolded in Nova Scotia over the weekend, as a limited number of MPs from all parties return to the House of Commons to continue discussing the future of the legislative session. At least 19 people, including a vete
  
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• Parties agree to mix of in-person, virtual House sittings in light of COVID-19 pandemic

  20-04-2020 16:10
  
  After a day of debate made darker by the mass shooting in Nova Scotia, MPs have decided what the coming weeks of parliamentary session will look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Going forward until at least May 25, members of Parliament will hold one in-person sitting per week, supplemented by additional virtual meetings once the technology required to do so securely is in place, which is expected as early as next week. The agreement on how the House of Commons is to conduct its business while r
  
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• 'More action is urgently needed': Kenney calls for more federal support for the energy industry

  20-04-2020 15:34
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is calling on the federal government to take more action to support Alberta's energy industry as prices continue to plummet. Kenney tweeted after the price of Western Canada Select dropped below zero on Sunday night.Western Canadian Select oil is now trading at negative prices.Killing & delaying pipelines landlocked us.#Covid19 collapsed demand.The Russian-Saudi price war surged supply, filling up inventories.The future of hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs is at sta
  
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• 'More action is urgently need': Kenney calls for more federal support for the energy industry

  20-04-2020 15:34
  
  Premier Jason Kenney is calling on the federal government to take more action to support Alberta's energy industry as prices continue to plummet. Kenney tweeted after the price of Western Canada Select dropped below zero on Sunday night.Western Canadian Select oil is now trading at negative prices.Killing & delaying pipelines landlocked us.#Covid19 collapsed demand.The Russian-Saudi price war surged supply, filling up inventories.The future of hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs is at sta
  
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• ​Teacher, nurse, retired firefighter among N.S. shooting spree victims

  20-04-2020 15:23
  
  A 23-year veteran of the RCMP, a 'passionate' local teacher, a nurse, and a retired firefighter are among the victims of a violent rampage in Nova Scotia. Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary, is being remembered by students and colleagues as “a shining love” to her family and friends. Her sister, Jenny Kierstead, told CTV News that she is thankful for the outpouring of support from the community that clearly loved her sister. “Lisa was an incredible educator and the be
  
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• ​Teacher, nurse, cancer survivor among N.S. shooting spree victims

  20-04-2020 15:23
  
  A 23-year veteran of the RCMP, a 'passionate' local teacher, a nurse, and a retired firefighter are among the victims of a violent rampage in Nova Scotia. Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary, is being remembered by students and colleagues as “a shining love” to her family and friends. Her sister, Jenny Kierstead, told CTV News that she is thankful for the outpouring of support from the community that clearly loved her sister. “Lisa was an incredible educator and the be
  
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• ​'We mourn for their families': Teacher, nurse, cancer survivor among N.S. shooting spree victims

  20-04-2020 15:23
  
  A 23-year veteran of the RCMP, a 'passionate' local teacher, a nurse, and a retired firefighter are among the victims of a violent rampage in Nova Scotia. Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary, is being remembered by students and colleagues as “a shining love” to her family and friends. Her sister, Jenny Kierstead, told CTV News that she is thankful for the outpouring of support from the community that clearly loved her sister. “Lisa was an incredible educator and the be
  
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• Husky Energy cuts an additional $700M from 2020 budget as oil prices plummet

  20-04-2020 15:11
  
  For the second time this year, Calgary-based Husky Energy has slashed its 2020 capital spending in response to unfavourable market conditions. On Monday, the energy company announced the decision to cut an additional $700 million in spending from its guidance model released in December 2019. "We have taken immediate action to preserve our balance sheet and core business in this commodity price environment,” said Husky Energy CEO Rob Peabody in a statement. "Our focus remains on health and
  
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• New measures added at High River, Alta., Cargill plant after workers raise coronavirus concerns

  20-04-2020 15:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A source provided the audio of the teleconference to Global News, in which employees can be heard raising concerns about safety at the plant.
  
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• Energy companies continue job cuts amid low oil prices, COVID-19 pandemic

  20-04-2020 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The cuts in the oil patch are continuing as companies adjust to lower oil prices in the wake of the pandemic.
  
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• RCMP say 'in excess of 19 victims' in N.S. rampage

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  All victims in the mass killing in Nova Scotia are adults and an RCMP officer injured in the mass killing in Nova Scotia is recovering, investigators revealed Monday. Const. Chad Morrison, an 11-year RCMP veteran who was shot Sunday, is recovering at home, said Chief Supt. Chris Leather during a media update. Leather says there are "in excess of 19 victims," some who were known to their killer and others who were not. He said police still expect that they could find more victims, particularly wi
  
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• RCMP say 'in excess of 19 victims' in Nova Scotia rampage

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  All victims in the mass killing in Nova Scotia are adults and an RCMP officer injured in the mass killing in Nova Scotia is recovering, investigators revealed Monday. Const. Chad Morrison, an 11-year RCMP veteran who was shot Sunday, is recovering at home, said Chief Supt. Chris Leather during a media update. Leather says there are "in excess of 19 victims," some who were known to their killer and others who were not. He said police still expect that they could find more victims, particularly wi
  
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• Nova Scotia rampage results in 18 victims, 16 crime scenes

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  At least 18 people died in the weekend killing rampage in Nova Scotia and investigators fear that number will rise as they probe 16 crime scenes. It could take months to unravel the lone suspect’s violent path across the province Saturday night and into Sunday.  The suspect was killed Sunday after police intercepted him near a gas station. The crime scenes include five structure fires where RCMP believe more fatalities may be found, Chief Supt. Chris Leather said at a media update Mon
  
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• Death toll hits 19 in Canada's worst mass shooting

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  RCMP say at least 19 people, including one of their veteran officers, have been killed in a mass shooting incident in Nova Scotia, making it the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. But police warn the death toll could rise as investigators unravel the extent of the suspect’s violent path across the province Saturday night and into Sunday. The shooter, who at one point in his rampage wore a police uniform and drove a car made to look like an RCMP cruiser, is also dead following the inc
  
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• Death toll hits 18 in Canada's worst mass killing

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  RCMP say at least 18 people, including one of their veteran officers, are the victims of a mass killing in Nova Scotia, making it the worst in Canadian history. But police warn the death toll could rise as investigators unravel the extent of the suspect’s violent path across the province Saturday night and into Sunday. The suspect, who at one point in his rampage wore a police uniform and drove a car made to look like an RCMP cruiser, is also dead following the incident,  bringing the
  
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• 19 dead, including shooter, in Nova Scotia rampage

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  RCMP say at least 18 people, including one of their veteran officers, are the victims of a mass killing in Nova Scotia. But police warn the death toll could rise as investigators unravel the extent of the suspect’s violent path across the province Saturday night and into Sunday. The suspect, who at one point in his rampage wore a police uniform and drove a car made to look like an RCMP cruiser, is also dead following the incident,  bringing the death count to 19. It is known that he s
  
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• 18 dead, plus the shooter, in Nova Scotia rampage

  20-04-2020 14:13
  
  RCMP say at least 18 people, including one of their veteran officers, are the victims of a mass killing in Nova Scotia. But police warn the death toll could rise as investigators unravel the extent of the suspect’s violent path across the province Saturday night and into Sunday. The suspect, who at one point in his rampage wore a police uniform and drove a car made to look like an RCMP cruiser, is also dead following the incident,  bringing the death count to 19. It is known that he s
  
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• Coronavirus: B.C. woman who missed Scotland birthday trip gets surprise performance in Calgary

  20-04-2020 13:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The coronavirus pandemic and her husband's cancer postponed a Cranbrook, B.C., woman's birthday trip to Scotland, but it did not stop the spirit of Scotland from coming to her.
  
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