Keyano College plans to cut the cost of living allowance for staff next fiscal year because the provincial government hasn’t committed to providing funding for the program, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees. At a meeting Thursday night, the board of governors decided the college has to plan for the next year without including that allowance…
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Alberta reported 239 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a higher-than-usual number that Premier Jason Kenney said represented an increase in the number of tests the province is conducting. The total number of cases in the province is now 2,397, with 400 of those cases thought to have been transmitted within communities. The province conducted…
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $1.7 billion to clean up orphan wells in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, as well as aid for rural businesses and people working in the arts and culture sectors. The aid is expected to help maintain 5,200 jobs in Alberta alone. “Our goal is to create immediate jobs in…
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Company officials confirmed Thursday there are 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 linked to the Kearl Lake oilsands facility north of Fort McMurray. There are two active COVID-19 cases on site and 10 workers who tested positive for the virus are off site, according to an emailed statement from Simon Younger, vice-president of production for Imperial, which jointly…
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Ten doctors have resigned from serving the hospital in Lac La Biche over recent government funding changes, according to a letter sent to the media Thursday night. The doctors said changes to their Schedule of Medical Benefit (SOMB) Claim fees have forced them to restructure their medical practice “to cope with the loss of income.”…
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People buy weird things in times of crisis and the impulse goes far beyond hoarding toilet paper and stockpiling hand sanitizer. Anxiety and boredom can do strange things to a person. Whether stuffing a trunk full of Spam or investing in a new wardrobe of luxury sweatpants, the pressure cooker of emotions caused by the…
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