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Updated Alberta COVID-19 numbers for Sunday, April 26
EDMONTON, AB.- Updated numbers from Alberta Health Services on Sunday, show COVID-19 cases increased by 247, taking the total number to 4,480. On a positive note, there were no additional deaths added...
Apr 26, 2020 COVID virus
‘Very, very terrified’: Brooks residents launch petition demanding closure of JBS facility
BROOKS AB. -- A Brooks resident has launched an online petition calling for the shutdown of the JBS meat plant in the city.Benyat Zeki organized the petition along with a group of friends that call th...
Apr 26, 2020 JBS Plant in Brooks -- File photo
Province outlines assistance for vulnerable citizens during pandemic
EDMONTON, AB. -- Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney announced new and reiterated previously announced measures on Sunday that the province is taking to assist vulnerable Albertans...
Apr 26, 2020 Alberta Legislature - LNN
Cavallari, Cutler getting divorced after 7 years of marriage
CHICAGO - Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are getting divorced. Cavallari announced Sunday in an Instagram post that the couple are breaking up after ...
Apr 26, 2020
Brad Pitt portrays Fauci in SNL's 2nd at-home edition
NEW YORK - Brad Pitt portrayed Dr. Anthony Fauci in the second at-home episode of "Saturday Night Live," that featured musical guest Miley Cyrus, an Adam Sandler cameo and plenty of disinfectant jokes...
Apr 26, 2020
Olympian Rochette, recent med school grad, to work at long-term care home
MONTREAL - Former Canadian figure skater and Olympic medallist Joannie Rochette will be working at Quebec's long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19. Rochette, who competed for Canada at the Turin 20...
Apr 26, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:12 p.m. ET on April 26, 2020: There are 46,640 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,107 confirm...
Apr 26, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 1:30 p.m. Prince Edward Island is not reporting any new cases of COVID-19 today. The number of cases remains at 26, with ...
Apr 26, 2020
Troops urged to seek help as use of mental-health services hits 'all-time low'
OTTAWA - Canada's top military officer is urging his troops to reach out for help if it's required, as the use of mental-health services for military personnel has reached an all-time low. Chief of th...
Apr 26, 2020
Gloves and masks become litter problem litter as people cover-up against COVID
EDMONTON, AB -- When Debbie Barna takes her dogs Moe and Joey for a walk, she sees gloves and masks around her apartment building."I've noticed on the lawn area where we take the dogs, the masks are s...
Apr 26, 2020 Covid related street garbage - The Canadian Press