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Alberta updates self-isolation guidelines
Alberta has updated its COVID-19 self-isolation guidelines for those who are sick from 14 days to 10 days following the onset of symptoms.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, ...
Mar 24, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw delivers her daily COVID-19 update on March 23
11 who attended Edmonton bonspiel test positive for COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health has updated the case of western Canadian doctors who attended a recent curling bonspiel in Edmonton with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19.Dr. De...
Mar 24, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Reeve shares words of encouragement with Clearwater County residents
Clearwater County Reeve Tim Hoven issued a statement Monday to share some words of encouragement as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Hoven noted the last five years have been difficult due to tough ec...
Mar 24, 2020 Tim Hoven
Africa's jazz great Manu Dibango dies in France of virus
PARIS - Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved "Papy Groove" who served as an inspiration and pioneer in his art, died on Tuesday with the coronavirus, his official Facebook page announce...
Mar 24, 2020
'Enough is enough. Go home and stay home,' says Trudeau; In The News for Mar. 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...
Mar 24, 2020
Math modellers say lack of data makes curve flattening difficult to predict
VANCOUVER - When Caroline Colijn sees the daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, she looks for certain things. As a disease modelling expert, she says the effects of the measures we're taki...
Mar 24, 2020
First Nations Health Authority tailoring its messaging about COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The public health communication about COVID-19 that's aimed at Indigenous communities should be tailored and take into account Indigenous experiences, say a health official and a researche...
Mar 24, 2020
Science summary: A look at novel coronavirus research around the globe
Thousands of scientists around the world are working on problems raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a summary of some recent research from peer-reviewed academic journals and scientific agencies...
Mar 24, 2020
Airports now a challenging 'Petri dish' for officials trying to prevent spread of virus
OTTAWA - For one traveller returning to Toronto from Vietnam, the way officials handled arrivals to Canada was startling when compared to strict COVID-19 guidelines in the southeast Asian country...
Mar 24, 2020
Environment groups, churches, unions ask oil bailout for families, not companies
Some Canadian organizations are asking the federal government to focus any bailout of the oil industry on workers and families, not corporations. The request comes in an open letter to Prime Mini...
Mar 24, 2020