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AHS partners with Canadian company for rapid COVID-19 testing
Alberta Health Service says Albertans will soon have faster, more convenient access to COVID-19 testing through a new partnership with Canadian technology company.AHS says Spartan Bioscience Inc. is i...
Mar 30, 2020 Spartan Bioscience rapid-testing device for COVID-19
Return to former jobs not guaranteed for laid off City staff
Concerns linger over whether City of Red Deer staff laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting their former jobs back once it's over.The City announced on March 20 that it was laying off ar...
Mar 30, 2020
Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases. Hospitals are reserving ventilato...
Mar 30, 2020
Central Alberta Co-op announces in-store COVID-19 measures
Central Alberta Co-op says it is striving to be diligent about doing their part to prevent unnecessary impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The company acknowledges that its food stores and pharmac...
Mar 30, 2020
Soccer may be on hold but Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio still making his mark
TORONTO - While unable to perform on the field, Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio is still managing to leave his mark during the COVID-19 outbreak. The 27-year-old from nearby Bramp...
Mar 30, 2020
Canada's spy service moves quietly ahead with data-crunching plans: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Canada's spy agency is moving ahead with plans to collect and use databases containing personal information about Canadians. The Canadian Security Intelligence S...
Mar 30, 2020
Red Arrow temporarily suspends bus operations
Red Arrow Motorcoach has temporarily suspended its operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company issued a statement on Mar. 24, explaining the decision."Please be advised that in order ...
Mar 30, 2020 (Red Arrow Motorcoach)
N.S. woman describes struggles of a beloved father on a ventilator with COVID-19
The daughter of a Nova Scotia man relying on a ventilator to breathe wants Canadians to know that COVID-19 can deny loved ones the ability to hold one another in their ti...
Mar 30, 2020
Sens' Tkachuk says teammates who tested positive for COVID-19 are 'doing well'
Ottawa Senators winger Brady Tkachuk says two teammates who tested positive for COVID-19 are "doing well." Speaking on one of the NHL's video conference calls Monday, the 20-year-old adds the gro...
Mar 30, 2020
Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says
NEW YORK - John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms, his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine said Monday. The singer-songwriter's family...
Mar 30, 2020