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Province amends emergency management to address COVID-19
Alberta's Emergency Management Amendment Act now allows local and provincial states of emergency to exist at the same time, helping communities and the province respond effectively to emergencies.The ...
Mar 20, 2020
US home sales jumped to 13-year high before viral outbreak
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales jumped in February to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as people stop showing their property out of fear of infection in the...
Mar 20, 2020
Fed to boost lending to $1 trillion a day to ease credit
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve moved with unprecedented force and speed Friday to pump huge amounts of cash into the financial system to ease disruptions that have escalated since the viral outbreak...
Mar 20, 2020
Netflix establishes $100 million virus relief fund
LOS ANGELES - Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television prod...
Mar 20, 2020
Town of Rocky Mountain House lays off 31 part-time and casual staff
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has issued 31 layoff notices to part-time and casual employees.Town officials say the layoffs due to the sudden reduction in services related to COVID-19 public health...
Mar 20, 2020
Premier announces Economic Recovery Council to guide Alberta through downtown
EDMONTON - A new task force has been created to help weather the storm Alberta's economy has gone through in recent months.Premier Jason Kenney says both the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy price cra...
Mar 20, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney announces the Economic Recovery Council.
Alberta to reopen some daycares next week
The provincial government says it is working to reopen some daycares in Alberta in order to assist core service providers, beginning with health care workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier...
Mar 20, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a media conference on March 20
1st Ohio coronavirus death; 11 nursing home cases suspected
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed the state's first death from the coronavirus was a 76-year-old attorney from the Toledo area who recently travelled to California. Near Dayton, 11 resi...
Mar 20, 2020
MARKET WATCH - Mar. 20, 2020
Big PictureMarket Sell-Off, Extreme Volatility Continue as Economies Grind to a HaltMarkets continue to experience steep declines and volatility, despite a series of measures taken by central banks. O...
Mar 20, 2020
Marble Madness! Obscure sports rule in coronavirus pandemic
PHILADELPHIA - Welcome to the Marble Universe, where the rushing of glass balls down race tracks, around sandy beach corners or getting thumped by fidget spinners has suddenly become as captivating as...
Mar 20, 2020