Covid19 Pandemic

• Pro-COVID mandate rallies held in Saskatchewan

  Concerned citizens across Saskatchewan with a group called Take Action Against COVID or TAAC are advocating for pro-public health COVID-19 mandates to be reinstated.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2022
  
• COVID-19 testing may have to be scaled back in Alberta in the future: experts

  Right now, any Albertan with symptoms, who is a close contact or is connected to an outbreak can get tested for COVID-19 at assessment centres across the province.

  Health

  Jul 16, 2021
  
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• Calgary charity supporting people living with dementia needs vacant office space

  Calgary charity YouQuest needs a vacant commercial office space to continue its services in support of people living with early-onset dementia.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2020
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• Physician-led group calls for mandatory masks when kids head back to school

  An advocate group wants to see kids add a mask to their back-to-school outfit.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2020
• ICU doctor sends stark reminder about COVID-19 with tweet showing Alberta ventilators

  Dr. Darren Markland, an intensive care physician at the Royal Alex, wanted to visually remind people of the risk COVID-19 still poses.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2020
• Kingston single mother says she’s waited months for provincial funding for her son with autism

  'This is a difficult logistic for any normative child and for a child that has special requirements it’s additionally hard,' says Cynthia Honeywell.

  Canada

  May 23, 2020
• Coronavirus: Kingston economic recovery team plans to assist hard hit sectors

  'I think that one of the big themes in the discussion today was how do these sectors re-invent themselves?' says Mayor Bryan Paterson of Kingston, Ont.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020
• Alberta’s auditor general ‘very likely’ to review province’s COVID-19 response

  Val Mellesmoen, spokesperson for the auditor general’s office, said a request has not been made, however the office is tracking a number of inquiries from the public about the government’s response.

  Politics

  May 19, 2020
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• Alberta to continue with alcohol sales in takeout, delivery orders when COVID-19 restrictions ease

  Changes to provincial liquor regulations that allow Alberta bars and restaurants to sell alcohol through takeout or delivery for customers to drink off-site are set to remain in place after COVID-19 restrictions lift.

  Consumer

  May 13, 2020
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• Royal Alberta Museum to document COVID-19 pandemic with masks, hand sanitizer and more

  Julia Petrov, curator of daily life and leisure, said the Royal Alberta Museum wanted to capture the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020