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• COVID-19 patient isolation could lead to mental health struggles: Alberta ICU doctor

  18-05-2020 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Peter Brindley at the University of Alberta Hospital is pulling back the curtain on what isolation is really like for patients being treated for COVID-19.
  
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• Kamloops Snowbird crash witness claims Capt. Jennifer Casey’s parachute was undeployed

  18-05-2020 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  "She just hit the ground. It's very unfortunate. I feel for the family," Brian Hunter told Global News.
  
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• Trump says he's taking unproven malaria drug in case he gets virus

  18-05-2020 22:52
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily "for about a week and a half now." Trump spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure for COVID-19 against the cautionary advice of many of his administration's top medical professionals. The drug has the potential
  
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• Trump says he's taking malaria drug to protect against virus

  18-05-2020 22:52
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects. Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily "for about a week and a half now." Trump spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure or prophylaxis for COVID-19 against the
  
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• Adaptable bike donated to Calgary family in need after devastating theft

  18-05-2020 22:39
  
  When Calgary mother Kim Dunn woke up on the morning of Thursday May 7, she was devastated to discover that her daughter’s special needs bicycle was stolen. “I was shocked and I couldn’t understand why somebody would steal it because it’s heavy and not an easy bike to maneuver,” she said. “It’s such an important bike for my child because it helps her balance, her independence, and it really would boost her self-esteem.” The adaptable bicycle was tak
  
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• Blood Tribe in southern Alberta reports 12 cases of COVID-19

  18-05-2020 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Indigenous Services Canada - Alberta region medical officers of health and communicable disease control teams are working closely with the Blood Tribe department of health to mitigate further spread."
  
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• Wood Buffalo Mountie, Janvier resident hospitalized after suspected laced drug exposure overdoses

  18-05-2020 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are issuing a warning about laced drugs in the Wood Buffalo area after three people, including a Mountie, were taken to hospital Friday night for suspected exposure overdoses.
  
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• Who was CF Snowbirds member killed in crash? Capt. Jenn Casey remembered as a ‘beautiful person’

  18-05-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  From B.C. to Nova Scotia, tributes and kind words are pouring in from friends and colleagues who remember Capt. Jennifer Casey.
  
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• Joe Biden vows to rip up Keystone XL pipeline approvals if elected U.S. president

  18-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joe Biden's campaign says the former vice-president will rip up President Donald Trump's approvals for the Keystone XL pipeline if he takes over the White House next year.
  
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• Biden vows to rip up Keystone XL approvals if he wins White House

  18-05-2020 20:20
  
  Joe Biden's campaign promised Monday to rip up U.S. President Donald Trump's approvals for the Keystone XL pipeline if the former vice-president succeeds in taking over the White House next year. Campaign officials finally ended the presumptive Democrat nominee's months of self-imposed silence on how he would handle the politically sensitive expansion project, an ambitious, 1,900-kilometre heavy-oil line that would move 830,000 barrels of Alberta bitumen each day over the Canada-U.S. border to r
  
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• Former health minister Rona Ambrose joins board of e-cigarette company Juul

  18-05-2020 19:09
  
  Former interim Conservative leader and past federal health minister Rona Ambrose has joined the board of directors for e-cigarette company Juul. Her new position was announced in an email sent to Juul staff on Friday, citing her work on reducing smoking rates while federal health minister, which included introducing a cigarette tax, regulations to combat marketing flavoured tobacco products, and regulations around e-cigarettes aimed at preventing underage use. “Rona’s unique public h
  
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• 'Very sad job': Trump issues an ultimatum to the WHO

  18-05-2020 19:08
  
  The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded by finger-pointing between the U.S. and China over a pandemic that has killed over 300,000 people and levelled the global economy. The "comprehensive evaluation," sought by a coalition of African, European and other countries, is intended to review "lessons learned" from WHO's co-ordination of t
  
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• U.S., China standoff ensnares WHO meeting on COVID-19 fight

  18-05-2020 19:08
  
  Facing the most disruptive pandemic in generations, the technocratic halls of the World Health Organization are now the scene of pitched battles in an increasingly bitter proxy war between the China and the United States. At the UN health agency's annual assembly this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping joined by video conference to offer more money and support. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump railed against the WHO in a letter accusing it of covering up the coronavirus outbreak with China
  
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• Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as virus slashes payroll by 25 per cent

  18-05-2020 19:06
  
  Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides. The San Francisco company has cut a quarter of its workforce since the year began, eliminating 3,700 people from the payroll earlier this month. Uber will be re-focusing on its core business, moving people and delivering food and groceries, said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, in a note to employees Monday. The ride-hailing giant will be closing or consolidating 45 office
  
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• The six most demoralizing moments from 'the worst graduation speech of all time'

  18-05-2020 19:04
  
  Already dubbed “the worst graduation speech of all time,” Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse’s commencement address for high schoolers covered a lot of uninspiring ground over the weekend. Sasse’s apparent attempts at straight-talking humour began with innocuous, low-hanging quips at self-isolation fashion, but quickly descended into insult, conspiracy theory and existential dread. A clip of the remarks has been viewed more than 2 million times on Twitter, with users variously calli
  
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• 'It's such a great loss': B.C. pilots take part in memorial flyover for Snowbirds member killed in crash

  18-05-2020 17:38
  
  Dozens of Metro Vancouver pilots took part in a memorial flyover Monday evening to honour the life of Capt. Jennifer Casey, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds member who died in a crash in Kamloops on Sunday. Thirty-five members of the BC General Aviation Association took part in the flight which began at Abbotsford International Airport before crossing over several Lower Mainland cities. "It's such a great loss for all of us. Even with what they were representing at this time, even, in their celebra
  
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• B.C. pilots take part in memorial flyover for Snowbirds member killed in crash

  18-05-2020 17:38
  
  B.C. pilots took part in a memorial flyover after a fatal Snowbirds crash in Kamloops Sunday. Members of the B.C. General Aviation Association flew over the Lower Mainland Monday starting around 6:30 p.m., from Abbotsford. "Let's pick up where the Snowbirds left off in honour of Captain Jenn Casey in their mission to fly over Canada to lift the spirits of Canadians," the association wrote on its web page. Casey was killed when a Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane went down Sunday over Kamloops, cra
  
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• B.C. pilots plan memorial flyover for Snowbirds member killed in crash

  18-05-2020 17:38
  
  B.C. pilots are planning a memorial flyover after a fatal Snowbirds crash in Kamloops Sunday. Members of the B.C. General Aviation Association plan to fly over the Lower Mainland Monday starting at 6:30 p.m., from Abbotsford. "Let's pick up where the Snowbirds left off in honour of Captain Jenn Casey in their mission to fly over Canada to lift the spirits of Canadians," the association wrote on its web page. Casey was killed when a Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane went down Sunday over Kamloops,
  
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• Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism

  18-05-2020 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Kindness Rock Project spreading joy in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2020 16:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kindness Rock Project spreading joy in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Capt. Jenn Casey remembered as ‘sunshine’ by colleague

  18-05-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Condolences are pouring in for Captain Jennifer Casey as people who worked with the CF snowbird team member are sharing what kind of woman she was. Lauren Pullen reports.
  
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• Parts of Baghdad in total lockdown as Iraq sees virus cases jump

  18-05-2020 15:34
  
  Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country's new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. The new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was sworn into power just two weeks ago following a five-month leadership vacuum. Responding to the pandemic and a severe economic crisis brought on by falling oil prices is foremost on its agenda. Areas of Baghdad believed to play a role
  
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• Iraq faces full local lockdowns as virus cases jump

  18-05-2020 15:34
  
  Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country's new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. The new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was sworn into power just two weeks ago following a five-month leadership vacuum. Responding to the pandemic and a severe economic crisis brought on by falling oil prices is foremost on its agenda. Areas of Baghdad believed to play a role
  
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• Coronavirus: No timeline for when Alberta seniors’ centres can reopen

  18-05-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seniors are the most vulnerable to COVID-19, and the majority of deaths in the province have been those older than 60 years old.
  
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• U.S. autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise

  18-05-2020 12:29
  
  More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and extremely early test. Stocks rallied on the vaccine news and signs that the worst of the crisis has passed in many countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared about 900 points, or nearly 4%. Detroit's Big Three -- Fiat
  
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• Automakers help restart U.S. industry as globe reopens further

  18-05-2020 12:29
  
  More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and extremely early test. Stocks rallied on the vaccine news and signs that the worst of the crisis has passed in many countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared about 900 points, or nearly 4%. In a surprise announcement,
  
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• 'I needed clarification': Some religious leaders in Alberta say reopening guidelines are confusing

  18-05-2020 05:16
  
  Some local churches welcomed back parishioners back on Sunday after the province eased restrictions on religious gatherings in its first stage of reopening. However, there is still some confusion as to what exactly is allowed. While churches could resume services, capacity was restricted and parishioners had to maintain physical distancing. Pastor Chad Fisher opted against allowing people inside. “There were some things I outlined, one I needed clarification, and two I felt we were steppin
  
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• Calgary support groups help out workers from JBS Foods plant in Brooks

  18-05-2020 04:55
  
  Few communities have felt the impact of COVID-19 more than the city of Brooks, but on Sunday residents also felt the impact of the help that was given. “Grocery items that help sustain them for two weeks. Without having to worry about when to go for the groceries again,” said executive director of Action Dignity Mariachi Antonio. “Rice for them is really good. Frozen fish especially if they come from an island.” Eleven support groups from around Calgary all donated items
  
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• CF Snowbirds team member killed in crash remembered as ‘sunshine’: Alberta airshow producer

  18-05-2020 04:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed that Capt. Jennifer Casey, the team’s public affairs officer, was killed in the crash.
  
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• 'He jumped head-first straight through the window': friends recount terrifying attack on dog

  18-05-2020 03:24
  
  Ashley went into UPS to mail a package, an errand that took just five minutes. During that time, her dogs and friends were attacked. Caleb North was sitting in the back seat. Another friend was in the driver’s seat. Both were waiting in the car with Ashley’s two dogs, Chloe and Luna. The driver’s and passenger’s side windows were open. “We were both on our phones not really paying attention to the day,” said North. That is, until they saw a man walking away fr
  
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• Heritage Acres Musuem plants victory garden to support Pincher Creek food bank

  18-05-2020 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Heritage Acres Farm Museum just outside Pincher Creek, Alta., has organized a new initiative to donate 100 per cent of harvested potatoes and carrots to the town’s food bank.
  
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• ‘Eye-popping’: UCP criticized for premier’s staff salaries totalling $2.9M

  18-05-2020 02:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tax experts are sounding the alarm over the amount Alberta's government spends on the salaries for 19 government employees who work for Premier Jason Kenney's office.
  
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• The New Reality: Canadian restaurants in peril, delivery apps not helping: owners

  18-05-2020 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Instead of helping restaurants survive in a crisis, some say popular delivery apps marketed to consumers to order food during the crisis are actually making things worse.
  
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• Behind the Game: Rodeo announcer Brett Gardiner says Stampede has his heart

  18-05-2020 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A career as a cowboy wasn't going to happen for Brett Gardiner, so he chose life behind the microphone. He's made quite the career out of it, winning nine national awards for rodeo announcer of the year.
  
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• Blood Tribe confirms 12 COVID-19 cases on Blood Reserve - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2020 01:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Blood Tribe confirms 12 COVID-19 cases on Blood Reserve  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary honey business gets a sweet boost

  18-05-2020 00:50
  
  A local, family-owned honey business is thanking a new initiative for getting their product to shoppers. Bear Bait Honey says it’s been struggling in more way than one during the pandemic. “We ran out of honey in March and it was hard for us to replace that,” owner Herman Van Reekum said. “A lot of beekeepers import new colonies from New Zealand and that was shut down this year due to COVID.” The family is having a tough time producing honey thanks to a fractured su
  
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• Man wanted in Calgary homicide arrested in Edmonton

  18-05-2020 00:36
  
  A 25-year-old Calgary man, wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing in Penbrooke Meadows on May 10, has been arrested by Edmonton police. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for Shay Saddleback on May 12 after police identified him as a suspect in the death of 27-year-old Justin Applegarth. Applegarth was found stabbed at a shopping centre at the intersection of Memorial Drive and 52 Street S.E. at approximately 10 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Saddleback was arrest
  
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• Suspect in historical sexual assault arrested in Alberta

  18-05-2020 00:23
  
  Alberta RCMP say a suspect wanted in connection with a series of historical sexual assaults has been arrested. Police posted on Twitter that Jason Aaron Sunwalk, 30, was arrested Sunday. A warrant for Sunwalk's arrest was issued when a complainant came forward to Gleichen RCMP about incidents that took place when they lived on the Siksika First Nation. There are no details on where Sunwalk was found.
  
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• Only 112 COVID-19 cases still active in South Health Zone - Lethbridge News Now

  18-05-2020 00:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Only 112 COVID-19 cases still active in South Health Zone  Lethbridge News Now
  
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