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Alberta meat-processing workers need more protection during COVID-19 pandemic, union says

The largest private-sector union in Western Canada is calling for stronger measures to prevent more COVID-19 outbreaks at Alberta’s meat processing plants.  The measures include temporarily closing the Olymel pork processing plant in Red Deer, where there has yet to be a confirmed case of the disease among the roughly 1,500 employees. ​The call comes after the Cargill plant near…

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Edmonton's Mama T. Rex hopes to prey on pandemic blues

Giggles fill the air on a sunny afternoon in the south Edmonton community of Summerside, as a bright orange T. Rex shakes her tail at an impromptu sidewalk dance party. The antics are courtesy of Mama T. Rex, otherwise known as Julie Armstrong. “It’s just fun,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to be a T.…

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Alberta finance minister authorized to borrow up to $25 billion

The Alberta government has authorized Finance Minister Travis Toews to borrow up to $25 billion. The sum is nearly four times the amount the government expected to borrow this year when it approved its 2020-21 budget in March. “We expect the province’s deficit to be significantly larger due to reduced revenues and additional COVID-19 related…

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