Albertans anxious to return to their jobs and some semblance of normal life should think of the novel coronavirus as a tidal wave that might have swept away thousands of lives if not for the sacrifices already made, says the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. Seven weeks after Alberta reported its first COVID-19 case, Dr.…
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Across Alberta, people are flying Nova Scotia flags to honour the 18 victims of a shooting spree on the weekend. In one of the deadliest mass killings in Canadian history, the victims were killed in a 12-hour shooting rampage that started in the small rural community of Portapique near Truro, N.S., late Saturday. Members of the…
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Alberta’s privacy commissioner has launched two investigations into Babylon by Telus Health, a virtual medical app touted by the provincial government. The investigations were opened after concerns were identified in separate privacy impact assessments (PIAs) submitted on the app by a Calgary-based physician and Babylon Health Canada Limited, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner…
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A Canadian publisher is drawing attention to the hundreds of independent booksellers embracing online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Don Gorman, the Victoria-based publisher of Rocky Mountain Books, created a Google Map of independent booksellers operating online and offering delivery or curbside pickup. The map now includes more than 250 bookstores and has been viewed…
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New procedural masks manufactured in China meet clinical standards and any issues have more to do with personal preference for an older model, a senior Alberta health official said Monday. “We recognize that masks are really, really personal because they touch your face,” Jitendra Prasad, the Alberta Health Services official in charge of contracting and…
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Alberta reported four more deaths from COVID-19 on Monday and 105 new cases of the illness. The total number of deaths now sits at 59 and the total number of cases at 2,908. Of those, 1,619 are active cases, while 1,230 people have recovered. As of Monday, 100,898 Albertans have been tested for COVID-19. The regional…
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