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• Brian Jean loses new house to flood after previous home destroyed in Fort McMurray wildfire

  28-04-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Alberta politician Brian Jean lost his new home to flooding on Monday, nearly four years after his previous house burned down during the Fort McMurray wildfire. He joined Global News to talk about the loss and where he goes from here.
  
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• Calgary preschool teacher uses dogs to help create learning material for special needs students

  28-04-2020 23:34
  
  Carly Rowbotham teaches preschoolers at Pacekids Society for Children with Special Needs.  The abrupt end to classes due to the pandemic has left kids and their teachers a little lost.  But now Rowbotham and other teachers are looking for creative ways to bring content in the homes of their students in isolation - including a pair of special virtual assistants who break up the monotony of digital learning with a few well-timed barks. She teaches kids from two-and-a-half years old up to
  
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• Hlinka Gretzky Cup hockey tournament cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic

  28-04-2020 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a tournament featuring the world's top under-18 male hockey players, has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Classical music brings joy and happiness to Calgary seniors

  28-04-2020 23:17
  
  Residents at the Colonel Belcher retirement home were treated to some classical music Tuesday in hopes of bringing joy to those who are unable to leave their homes during the pandemic. Alyssa Durnie, a local musician, put on a backyard performance for the northwest Calgary facility. Many of the home's elderly residents are immunocompromised, a situation Durnie knows all too well. "My aunt is immunocompromised and (is) unable to leave her home," said Durnie. "(So I thought) why not reach out to t
  
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• Canadian officials eye digital contact tracing amid surveillance, privacy concerns

  28-04-2020 23:00
  
  Canadian officials are turning their attention to digital contact tracing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a strategy experts warn may come with significant privacy concerns. Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest in Canada to suggest the use of voluntary contact tracing apps that would use cellphone data to monitor people’s movements and warn them of any contact with COVID-19 positive patients, eliminating an arduous task usually performed manually by public health dep
  
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• Some staying, some going: Rural doctors respond to new Alberta fee rules

  28-04-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ten family doctors will keep delivering care and babies in the Lac La Biche hospital, but nine doctors in Pincher Creek say they are moving ahead with a plan to withdraw hospital services in 90 days
  
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• McDonald’s Canada to start importing beef over supply concerns amid COVID-19

  28-04-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian beef, says in a statement that its change in policy is due to limited processing capacity at Canadian suppliers.
  
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• McDonald's Canada to start using imported beef amid Canadian supply concerns

  28-04-2020 22:51
  
  McDonald's Canada says it will start importing beef as Canada's beef supply chain struggles to meet current demand amid COVID-19. The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian beef, says in a statement that its change in policy is due to limited processing capacity at Canadian suppliers, such as a Cargill Inc. plant near High River, Alta. Cargill has shuttered operations temporarily after a worker died from the COVID-19 coronavirus and hundreds of other employees tested positi
  
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• Ottawa man who hid in Alberta senior's home for 18 hours pleads guilty

  28-04-2020 22:41
  
  An Ottawa man who savagely beat a Lethbridge senior after hiding in her home for 18 hours has pleaded guilty in the incident. Adam Hall Hobkirk-Onate, 21, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, housebreaking to commit robbery and disguise with intent in a Lethbridge courtroom Monday. The young man admitted to breaking into a south end home during the early morning hours of May 21, 2019 while the homeowner, a 75-year-old woman, was asleep upstairs. Police said the suspect spent the night and the b
  
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• Evacuation precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic

  28-04-2020 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon and Alberta Emergency Management Agency managing director Shane Schreiber explain what extra precautions are being taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, such as putting evacuees up in hotels and work camps instead of in evacuation centres at halls and arenas.
  
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• Shelves stocked at Calgary Food Bank but increased demand anticipated when government programs end

  28-04-2020 22:35
  
  The Calgary Food Bank has seen a change since the pandemic began —not so much in the number of people seeking help but who is in need of assistance. "There are so many Calgarians that have lost their jobs and didn't expect that they would be coming to a food bank," said Shawna Ogston, a spokesperson for the Calgary Food Bank. "We're seeing about one-quarter of the clients that are coming here on a daily basis are those who have lost their jobs and they just didn't have any cushion." O
  
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• Northwestern Alberta communities support each other through fires and floods

  28-04-2020 22:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mackenzie County reeve Josh Knelson addressed how northwestern Alberta communities step up for each other, first in the summer of 2019 with the Chuckegg Creek wildfire and now with the Peace River ice jam flooding.
  
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• Nixon says 100-year floods can’t be prevented: ‘Mother Nature has thrown something at us that’s unique’

  28-04-2020 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said a long, snowy winter followed by a rapid spring melt triggered one in 100 year flooding across northern Alberta and there isn’t much that can be done to prevent it.
  
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• How the Alberta government, municipalities are dealing with flooding

  28-04-2020 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon details the steps being taken to help the northern communities affected by flooding – such as sand bagging and protecting critical infrastructure – and detailed supports for evacuees. He said at this point, no help from the federal government or military is needed.
  
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• Trudeau and premiers agree: This is what's necessary for provinces to start reopening

  28-04-2020 22:17
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers have released “a set of common principles for restarting the Canadian economy,” as the latest federal projections show that in some parts of the country the COVID-19 curve is flattening. With some provinces beginning to plan and execute their gradual loosening of restrictions, the guidelines include the criteria and measures needed to be in place—without any specific timelines— before steps can be taken to begin easing up on
  
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• Ice jams and flooding explained by Alberta Environment river forecaster

  28-04-2020 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Environment river forecaster Colleen Walford explained what is happening on the Clearwater, Athabasca and Peace Rivers to cause the ice jams and subsequent flooding in northern Alberta communities. She also forecasted what could happen in the days to come.
  
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• Peace River ice jam triggering worst flood since 1934 in northwestern Alberta

  28-04-2020 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mackenzie County reeve Josh Knelson updated the flooding situation affecting Fort Vermilion and La Crete in northwestern Alberta, where a 40-kilometre long ice jam has formed on the Peace River. Knelson said the last flood of this magnitude was in 1934.
  
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• Fort McMurray, Alta. experiencing a 100-year flood: RMWB mayor

  28-04-2020 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo mayor Don Scott provided an update over the phone on the flooding caused by ice jam on the Athabasca river, calling it a “one in 100 year flood.” He also addressed why calling in the military won’t help.
  
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• Alberta Environment update on northern floods cause by ice jams

  28-04-2020 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon updated the situations in Fort McMurray and Fort Vermilion Tuesday, where long ice jams on the Peace, Athabasca and Clearwater rivers has caused flooding to several northern communities and there is no man-made solution. He addressed evacuations happening in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and asked residents to...
  
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• Child abuse reporting down in Alberta amid COVID-19 and agencies warn that’s not a good thing

  28-04-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of child abuse cases filed with the Zebra Child Protection Centre has dropped by about 30 per cent compared to the same time last year.
  
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• Police identify suspect in smash-and-grab of shop in Lyalta, Alta.

  28-04-2020 21:44
  
  Police have charged one man in connection with an incident that took place at a business in the hamlet of Lyalta in mid-February. Mounties say suspects used a truck to smash through the Mercantile at Muirfield on Feb. 17, causing significant damage. Once inside, the culprits loaded an ATM onto the truck and fled the scene. The bank machine was later recovered, smashed open, a short time later. Officials say damage to the business was estimated nearly $20,000. A rental truck parked nearby was als
  
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• Five deaths, 154 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta; premier releases new projections

  28-04-2020 21:33
  
  There have been five more deaths and 154 additional cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, the province announced Tuesday, pushing the provincial death toll to 80 people and the total number of cases to 4,850. Two of the new deaths occurred in continuing care facilities, one in the Calgary Zone and another in the South Zone. Premier Jason Kenney appeared at the daily COVID-19 briefing before Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw's usual 3:30 p.m. update to discuss the numbers, new modelling d
  
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• Five deaths, 154 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta

  28-04-2020 21:33
  Alberta confirmed five more deaths and 154 additional cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. Premier Jason Kenney said the new numbers drive the provincial total to 4,850 total cases and 80 deaths. More than 3,239 tests were completed in the last 24 hours, he said. This is a breaking news update. Original story follow... Alberta will provide a COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after announcing two new deaths and 216 additional cases of the disease on Monday. The provincial death toll stands at 75 people
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.

  28-04-2020 21:33
  
  Alberta will provide a COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after announcing two new deaths and 216 additional cases of the disease on Monday. The provincial death toll stands at 75 people while there have been 4,696 cases total, with 1,664 recoveries. There are currently 87 people hospitalized and 20 in intensive care units.Alberta reports two new deaths, 216 more COVID-19 cases Infographics: COVID-19 in Alberta by the numbers This is what we know about Alberta's COVID-19 cases More at edmonton
  
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• 'All hell broke loose': 105-year-old describes regression in quality of care during outbreak at Calgary seniors facility

  28-04-2020 21:29
  
  Clarence Hollingworth has been a resident of Millrise Seniors Village for a little more than 18 months but says care has drastically deteriorated during the novel coronavirus pandemic .  The 105-year-old, who recently tested negative for COVID-19, says he is fairly healthy despite the fact he broke his hip in November and is now confined to a wheelchair. He says the same can't be said for the current state of the care centre. "When that virus hit and we got locked down, all hell broke loose
  
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• New coronavirus modelling shows improved outlook for Saskatchewan

  28-04-2020 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is updating its coronavirus modelling.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 situation in Alberta Tuesday afternoon

  28-04-2020 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide her daily COVID-19 update and the public health response at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• CEMA to update COVID-19 response in Calgary at 1 p.m.

  28-04-2020 20:53
  
  Calgary Emergency Management Chief Tom Sampson and Mayor Naheed Nenshi are scheduled to give an update on COVID-19 in the city at 1 p.m. The city has been in a state of local emergency since mid-March because of the worldwide pandemic. As a result, all city-run facilities have been shut and Calgarians are being asked to remain home whenever possible. Citizens are encouraged  to remain at least two metres away from other people during the current health order. Masks should also be worn in bu
  
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• 3 people given $1,200 tickets in Calgary for refusing to distance

  28-04-2020 20:53
  
  Three adults were handed $1,200 tickets for refusing to stay at least two metres away from each other while in Lindsay Park on Friday, according to city officials. The group showed "egregious disregard" for the social distancing requirement, said Calgary Emergency Management Agency deputy Chief Sue Henry during Tuesday's regualr update. Lindsay Park is a popular area just south of the Beltline neighbourhood near Macleod Trail S.W. As well, three adults were each handed a $400 ticket for using a
  
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• Nearly 200M pounds of Canadian french fry potatoes stuck in storage

  28-04-2020 20:31
  
  With many restaurants closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Canadian farmers have been forced to freeze nearly 200 million pounds of potatoes destined to become french fries because there is no one to buy them. That’s according to Kevin MacIsaac, the general manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada, who says his organization has reached out to the provinces and estimates that between 1.5 and 200 million pounds of excess raw potatoes have been put into storage as a result of
  
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• Calgary Catholic schools to stop offering year-round classes, new transportation fees announced

  28-04-2020 20:31
  
  Calgary Catholic School District students taking year-round classes will be moved to a traditional calendar in September due to budgetary constraints and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. The move is the result of a ban on public gatherings above 15 people, which has been extended through the summer by Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and "for budgetary reasons," officials said in a letter to parents, adding the change will be revisited for
  
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• Close to 500 Alberta health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19

  28-04-2020 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the first time these figures have been released by AHS zone. It's part of a commitment by Alberta Health to be transparent about the number of cases in front-line workers.
  
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• Show your Flames pride while protecting yourself and others from COVID-19

  28-04-2020 20:20
  
  While you aren't able to watch your favourite hockey team play because of the coronavirus, you can still support them while keeping yourself and your loved ones protected against infection. Starting Tuesday, the National Hockey League will be selling cloth face coverings on its online shop, with the proceeds going to support Food Banks Canada and Feeding America. Manufactured by Forever Collectibles (FOCO), the cloth masks are intended for personal use and are not intended for medical use. They
  
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• Virus expert says NHL return would require fast and frequent testing, no fans

  28-04-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  "If we have all the checks and balances in place to make sure we can do accurate testing and identify cases as soon as they pop up, then I think it's potentially feasible."
  
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• Alberta Government named “most secretive provincial government in Canada” - Lethbridge News Now

  28-04-2020 19:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta Government named “most secretive provincial government in Canada”  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Need to renew your driver’s licence or vehicle registration? Alberta offers remote options

  28-04-2020 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  To reduce the number of people going to Alberta registries in person, a number of services are being offered by email or phone.
  
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• “On Demand” service proposed for Lethbridge Transit, goal suggested to save $2.6-million - Lethbridge News Now

  28-04-2020 19:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  “On Demand” service proposed for Lethbridge Transit, goal suggested to save $2.6-million  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Red Cross on its way to Fort McMurray, but no ask of help made of Ottawa yet: officials

  28-04-2020 19:16
  
  An outpouring of support from local volunteers, industry and surrounding communities means Fort McMurray remains, for the time being, well-enough equipped to deal with flooding that has evacuated more than 12,000 people from its downtown. Premier Jason Kenney and Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon were in the northern Alberta community on Monday, and Kenney was given an aerial tour of the flood and now 23-kilometre-long ice jam causing it. The mayor of the Rural Municipality of Wood Buff
  
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• Red Cross on its way to Fort McMurray, but no ask of help in to Ottawa yet: officials

  28-04-2020 19:16
  
  An outpouring of support from local volunteers, industry and surrounding communities means Fort McMurray remains, as of Tuesday morning, well-enough equipped to deal with flooding that has evacuated about 12,000 people from its downtown. Premier Jason Kenney said he would "endorse" any ask of help by the Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo of the federal government, municipal mayor Don Scott told media in an update. As well, the mayor said he has been assured by federal Minister of Public Safety
  
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• Crash near Pense, Sask., claims life of 19-year-old Alberta man

  28-04-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A crash on a grid road near Pense, Sask., has claimed the life of a 19-year-old Alberta man, according to police.
  
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• Trudeau sends his support to Alberta residents battling floods

  28-04-2020 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended his support and sympathy for all Alberta residents currently battling flooding.
  
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• Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival hosting fundraiser for Interfaith Food Bank this weekend - Lethbridge News Now

  28-04-2020 17:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival hosting fundraiser for Interfaith Food Bank this weekend  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Drivers charged after being clocked at 199km/h on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary

  28-04-2020 17:17
  
  A 24-year-old Calgary man and a 21-year-old man from High River face charges after RCMP recorded them travelling at speed nearing 200 km/h Monday afternoon. According to RCMP officials, a member of the Cochrane RCMP detachment was conducting traffic enforcement on the Trans-Canada Highway at an undisclosed location between Canmore and Cochrane. The officer recorded laser speed readings of 199 km/h on two eastbound vehicles in an area where the posted speed limit is 100 km/h. The officer safely s
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tours flooded Fort McMurray, offers support

  28-04-2020 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney toured Fort McMurray Monday to assess the flood damage. 
  
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• Abbeydale home ravaged by afternoon fire

  28-04-2020 16:43
  
  A Monday afternoon fire in a northeast neighbourhood caused significant damage to one home and a neighbouring residence had its siding melted as a result of the heat. Crews responded to Aberdare Way N.E. and encountered heavy smoke and flames shortly before 3 p.m. following multiple calls to 911 reporting a fire. A search of the burning home confirmed that no one was inside at the time of the blaze and the occupant of a neighbouring home with heat-related siding damage exited unharmed prior to t
  
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• 'We share our hope': Canadian flag illuminated on Matterhorn in brilliant show of solidarity

  28-04-2020 15:54
  
  The Swiss mountain resort town of Zermatt sent a message of hope and unity to the world by illuminating the flags of countries hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including Canada, on the iconic Matterhorn peak. On Saturday night, the Zermatt government projected an image of Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag onto the face of the famous pyramidal peak in a show of solidarity. “We share our hope with Canada!” read a Facebook post on Switzerland’s tourism page. The
  
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• PM Trudeau to speak ahead of new COVID-19 projections

  28-04-2020 15:20
  
  Federal health officials will release updated national projections on the severity and scope of COVID-19 in Canada today at 12 p.m. ET, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily pandemic address. The new projections on the respiratory virus’ spread and potential death toll come just over two weeks after the first round of federal modelling released by Health Canada detailed the overall best- and worst-case scenarios, varying on the degree of actions taken by governments and Can
  
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• PM Trudeau says curve flattening, ahead of new COVID-19 projections

  28-04-2020 15:20
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that so far, the public health measures Canadians are taking are working and “in many parts of the country, the curve has flattened.” Federal health officials will release updated national projections on the severity and scope of COVID-19 in Canada today at 12 p.m. ET. The new projections on the respiratory virus’ spread and potential death toll come just over two weeks after the first round of federal modelling released by Health Canada detai
  
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• PM Trudeau says COVID-19 curve flattening, but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

  28-04-2020 15:20
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that so far, the public health measures Canadians are taking are working and “in many parts of the country, the curve has flattened.” Federal health officials will release updated national projections on the severity and scope of COVID-19 in Canada today at 12 p.m. ET. “Based on the best data available, this is an updated picture of where we think we are right now, where we think things will go from here,” Trudeau said. Despite saying th
  
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• New COVID-19 modelling shows curve flattening; up to 3,883 deaths by May 5

  28-04-2020 15:20
  
  The latest national COVID-19 modelling shows that Canada could see 3,883 COVID-19 deaths by this time next week, but overall the public health measures Canadians are taking are working and “in many parts of the country, the curve has flattened,” as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it. Canada is on track to hit between 53,196 cases and 66,835 cases and between 3,277 and 3,883 deaths by May 5, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam revealed on Tuesday. Tam provided this short-ter
  
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