‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers
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‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers
Description
September 17, 2021
Pauline Worsfold has worked as a nurse in Edmonton since 1981. On Friday, she said the tsunami of COVID-19 patients filling up Alberta hospitals is devastating and she's never seen a situation like this in her 40 years of nursing.
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‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers02:19 | September 17, 2021 -
Calgary ‘turning corner’ in Bearspaw feeder main repairs02:03 | January 8, 2026 -
Remote work request leaves some questioning actual impact02:00 | January 8, 2026 -
Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community01:48 | January 8, 2026 -
Calgary ‘chronically underinvesting’ in its water system the last 20 years: report02:00 | January 8, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Calgary: Jan. 814:40 | January 8, 2026 -
Latest innovations at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas05:53 | January 8, 2026 -
Money Matters with Aspire Wealth Partners02:20 | January 8, 2026 -
Calgary woman continues desperate search for sibling missing for 6 months02:04 | January 7, 2026 -
Calgary conserves water: big or small, how every drop counts03:55 | January 7, 2026 -
Ruptured Calgary feeder main won’t run at full capacity even after repairs02:00 | January 7, 2026 -
Calgary woman faces serious charge after dangerous prank was posted online01:12 | January 7, 2026 -
Venezuela situation increasing pipeline approval pressure02:05 | January 6, 2026 -
WestJet passenger says he was ‘fat-shamed’ by staff on flight to Mexico01:59 | January 6, 2026 -
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Major water main break traps people in vehicles01:45 | December 31, 2025 -
Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: Dec. 3012:28 | December 30, 2025 -
Toronto woman dies in Banff skiing accident02:28 | December 30, 2025 -
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Alberta charity Ned’s Wish helps retired police, military dogs from coast to coast02:23 | December 30, 2025 -
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Dec. 2809:26 | December 28, 2025 -
Carney rejects ‘hypocrisy’ claim on Alberta pipelines, defends low-carbon energy11:31 | December 28, 2025 -
Global News at 6 Calgary: Dec. 2711:41 | December 27, 2025
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‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers02:19 | September 17, 2021
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Calgary ‘turning corner’ in Bearspaw feeder main repairs02:03 | January 8, 2026
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Remote work request leaves some questioning actual impact02:00 | January 8, 2026
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Concerns grow as online hate targets Calgary’s LGBTQ2 community01:48 | January 8, 2026
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Calgary ‘chronically underinvesting’ in its water system the last 20 years: report02:00 | January 8, 2026
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Money Matters with Aspire Wealth Partners02:20 | January 8, 2026
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Calgary woman continues desperate search for sibling missing for 6 months02:04 | January 7, 2026
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Calgary conserves water: big or small, how every drop counts03:55 | January 7, 2026
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Ruptured Calgary feeder main won’t run at full capacity even after repairs02:00 | January 7, 2026
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Major water main break traps people in vehicles01:45 | December 31, 2025
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Global News Hour at 6 Calgary: Dec. 3012:28 | December 30, 2025
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Toronto woman dies in Banff skiing accident02:28 | December 30, 2025
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Edmonton man’s death while waiting in ER sparks calls for change01:51 | December 29, 2025
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Dec. 2809:26 | December 28, 2025
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Carney rejects ‘hypocrisy’ claim on Alberta pipelines, defends low-carbon energy11:31 | December 28, 2025
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Global News at 6 Calgary: Dec. 2711:41 | December 27, 2025
‘It’s devastating’: Veteran Alberta nurse shares emotional toll 4th wave of COVID-19 is having on front-line workers
Description
September 17, 2021
Pauline Worsfold has worked as a nurse in Edmonton since 1981. On Friday, she said the tsunami of COVID-19 patients filling up Alberta hospitals is devastating and she's never seen a situation like this in her 40 years of nursing.
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