High River

• COVID-19 pivot: Alberta barber opens shop in ‘the world’s largest man cave’

  Coming up with new ways to carry on is something a lot of Canadian business people have been struggling with during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Features

  Apr 14
• COVID-19: Documents renew calls for public inquiry into Cargill outbreak in Alberta

  Internal documents obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour point to allegations regarding Cargill's COVID-19 crisis.

  Canada

  Mar 30
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• Coronavirus: Should food processing workers get vaccine priority?

  'If you look at the entire (food) supply chain, I would say the most vulnerable workers are right in the middle — in processing — because things are tight, things are intense.'

  Health

  Mar 5
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• Second Alberta town asks for coal consultations, pause on exploration

  A second southern Alberta town is asking the provincial government to order a stop to coal exploration work until public consultations on the issue can be held.

  Economy

  Feb 2
• Alberta father stays connected with late son through passion of flying hot air balloons

  Dale Lang is able to stay close to his son Jason's spirit when he's in the sky flying in a hot air balloon, a passion he's had for nearly five decades.

  Blogs

  Sep 16, 2020
• Canadian meat-packing industry looks to make big changes following COVID-19

  Outbreaks at two southern Alberta meat-processing plants this spring made hundreds of people sick with COVID-19. 

  Economy

  Jun 27, 2020
• Coronavirus: Animal activists protest working conditions at Cargill meat-packing plant

  Activists gathered outside the Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., on Saturday, protesting working conditions they call unsafe and exploitative because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

  Health

  May 30, 2020
• Widow and children of Cargill worker who died from COVID-19 share heartbreak

  Benito Quesada's four children are struggling without their father. His wife, now a widow, is worried about the family's future. Quesada worked at Cargill and died after testing positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  May 26, 2020
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• 2nd Cargill employee to die from COVID-19 ‘humble, gentle family man’

  The second Cargill worker who became infected with COVID-19 and passed away has been identified. The husband and father of three is described as a gentle, humble man.

  Health

  May 12, 2020
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• 2nd death at Cargill prompts calls from Alberta NDP, union to shut down meat plant

  Alberta's Opposition NDP, along with union leaders, is calling on the province to shut down a Cargill meat-packing plant so it can be determined whether the company is meeting legal obligations to involve workers in safety concerns.

  Health

  May 11, 2020