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Alberta beef industry in good shape to deal with COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are few industries - and likely none in Alberta - which have more experience dealing with quarantines than the provincial beef industry. According to the president of the Cana...
Mar 20, 2020 Bob Lowe, president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association via Skype. (CHAT News photo)
Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus. The ne...
Mar 20, 2020
Mad Hatter & Happy Hatter - March 20
Mad HatterA true leader would worry about all needs not just their O&G friends. Things in the world also affect other sectors that could use a hand and some air time. But your right, lets again ba...
Mar 20, 2020
Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths
ROME - Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 m...
Mar 20, 2020
Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread
NEW YORK - In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by ten...
Mar 20, 2020
Map shows COVID-19 case in MD of Taber
MEDICINE HAT, AB - According to the Alberta government website's COVID-19 mapping tool one of the three cases of COVID-19 in the south zone is in the MD of Taber.The interactive capabilities of the ma...
Mar 20, 2020 screengrab from www.alberta.ca
US and Mexico to curb border travel to control coronavirus
SAN DIEGO - Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that travel would be sharply restricted along their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus. Mexico, the U.S. and Can...
Mar 20, 2020
Bereavement workers, including embalmers, say they don't have access to enough masks
A group that represents the funeral industry is calling for greater access to masks and other protective gear as the COVID-19 pandemic marches onward. The vice-president of the Funeral Service Associa...
Mar 20, 2020
March 20 morning update: Closures, cancellations, postponements
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread and officials preach the need for social distancing the list of closures, cancellations and postponements in Medicine Hat is growing....
Mar 20, 2020 File Photo
Johnny Depp's libel case against UK tabloid stalled by virus
LONDON - Johnny Depp's libel suit against British tabloid The Sun was put on hold Friday as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Depp is suing the newspaper's parent company, News Group Newspapers, a...
Mar 20, 2020