The province of Alberta has declared a state of public health emergency in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. According to Premier Jason Kenney, the measures would more aggressively combat the spread of the virus, which has infected 74 people in Alberta. This includes a government-ordered closure of venues like casinos, recreation centers, gyms, and […]
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Alberta junior and high school students are being sent home to learn and the province is introducing stricter gathering limits in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney announced the new public health measures and enacted a state of public health emergency as the province reported 1.115 cases of COVID-19. The province
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An Edmonton pub server needed 14 stitches on her face following a fight with a customer after reminded of the mask bylaw. The incident, which was captured on a security camera, happened during a closing hour at Crown & Anchor Pub & Grill in north Edmonton. The commotion was started over a face mask. The
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Ontario is moving three regions into new COVID-19 levels starting Monday to force tougher restrictions on businesses and residents in parts of the province. Middlesex-London Health Unit and Thunder Bay District Health Unit will move to Orange-Restrict while Halliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit are moving to Yellow-Protect on December 7. By taking proactive
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The cold weather brings a host of challenges associated with wearing face masks and gathering indoors. People living in Canada are fashioning themselves as warriors able to withstand -20 C temperatures. This year, it could be a good thing. The advice from medical experts is to resist retreating indoors where COVID-19 is much more easily
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A 15-year old Abbotsford girl, Catherine Schoeman died during a church youth outing. The incident was confirmed by a park manager and later in the day by Princeton RCMP Sgt. Barry Kennedy. Skiing accident According to Kennedy, Catherine Schoeman was skiing at the park with a 73-member church group. They had their first run of
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A 64-year old man had a heart attack in the stands. It occurred as the Ottawa Senators faced the Montreal Canadians. The man might not survive if fellow fans did not help. Lori Vanderlinden, who was seated in the 200 section at the Canadian Tire Centre during the game saw a man sitting nearby slump
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A 22-month old boy was revived with CPR after he was pulled from an icy creek. Gardell Martin and 2 of his brothers were outside playing when he fell into the stream that runs through their 5-acre property. He was swept away by the rapidly moving current. Icy ordeal His 7-year old brother, Greg ran
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The temporary bylaw takes effect after being passed in an emergency council meeting. The face masks will soon be mandatory in Medicine Hat after a temporary bylaw was passed in an emergency city council meeting. Starting Friday, people over the age of two will be required to wear a face mask in all indoor public
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Edmonton’s mandatory mask bylaw has been extended until the end of 2021 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The City council voted 12-1 to keep the bylaw in place for another year after it was set to expire at the end of 2020. Interim city manager Adam Laughlin recommended an extension until
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As Alberta faces a record-high in new cases of COVID-19, around 1,000 people gathered in front of Calgary City Hall for a protest against face masks and other public-health measures. The new high mark for cases came from 21,657 tests. It is equal to around an 8% positive rate, in line with positivity rates over
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Ottawa bylaw officers will now be handing out fines, not warnings, to any individual or business flaunting the city’s indoor mask requirements amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The bylaw department of Ottawa stated that the “warning phase” is ending for the city’s temporary mask rules, first set in mid-July and recently expanded to at least
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A 17-year old body was struck and killed on a Cape Breton highway. The mother of the boy says his son was bending over to tie his shoe as he walked home from a graduation party. Road accident According to Jenn Hanna, her son Joneil was at a graduation house party and started walking home
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Calgary police officers responded to a call early Sunday morning that has become another part of enforcing public health measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The officers had been directed by Alberta Health Services to apprehend a person who had tested positive for COVID-19 but refused to self-isolate in accordance with public health guidelines. The police
Edmonton city councilors are asked to extend the COVID-19 mandatory mask bylaw until May 31, 2021. Interim city manager Adam Laughlin and city officials recommended the five-month extension in a report published on Thursday afternoon. Currently, the bylaw requires residents to wear face coverings in all publicly accessible indoor spaces until the end of 2020
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The newest restrictions in Alberta aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 might not be enough to address the current surge of infections. Without knowing the source of thousands of new cases, the government’s restrictions could miss the mark according to an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta. Most of the specifics of
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More than 60% of Albertan support a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown and more than 80% support a provincial mask mandate to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. With the province set to release new measures, a poll from Calgary-based pollster Think HQ shows that there is a great deal of support for stronger measures to prevent the spread
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A 16-year old boy drowned in a well-known swimming hole in Flatrock. According to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, they confirmed the death for the Telegram late Tuesday. The incident occurred around 3:30 PM when the boy was swimming at the popular place when he ran into trouble in the water which was known as Jim
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