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Record 1,105 COVID cases in one day in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.A new daily record for COVID-19 has been set with 1,105 cases confirmed ...
Nov 19, 2020
Canada sets course for net-zero emissions by 2050 with proposed bill
OTTAWA, ONT - 30 years from now, the federal Liberals hope to remove as much greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere as are being emitted.Environment and Climate Change Minister Johnathan Wilkins...
Nov 19, 2020
Alberta bans 'carding' for interactions between police and public
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta's government is banning carding immediately, which sees police officers randomly and arbitrarily stopping members of the public and asking for personal information.The practice o...
Nov 19, 2020
Alberta expecting 680,000 COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical health officer says the province is expecting to receive approximately 680,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine early in the new year.But Dr. Deena Hinshaw cautions there a...
Nov 19, 2020
STARS busier with respiratory disease patients
STARS says it has been busier than usual moving patients with respiratory illnesses lately.The air ambulances chief medical officer Dr. J-N Armstrong says these calls usually make up seven per cent of...
Nov 19, 2020
2020 Fort Macleod Santa Claus Parade cancelled
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Some unfortunate holiday news has come out from Fort Macleod.The annual Santa Claus Parade has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic."I had high hopes that we were going to be...
Nov 19, 2020
Mark Jensen, 51, of Foremost reported missing
FOREMOST, AB- Bow Island RCMP received a report of a missing male on November 11, 2020. 51-year-old Mark Jensen was last seen Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, near his residence in Foremost. All of Jensen's ve...
Nov 19, 2020
A second case of COVID confirmed at Kainai Continuing Care Centre
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe has confirmed another positive case of COVID-19 at the Kainai Continuing Care Centre.Earlier this week, a positive infection was reported at the facility. More informati...
Nov 19, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak puts Canmore Nordic Centre skiers in quarantine
CANMORE, AB - An outbreak of 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 has occurred at the Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alta.The Canmore Nordic Centre is the headquarters of Canada's cross-country ski and biathlon ...
Nov 19, 2020
'Culture of the RCMP is toxic': independent assessor's report
OTTAWA - An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says the national police force's culture is toxic and tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes. The report released today by former ...
Nov 19, 2020