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Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021
APARC needs help after 20 stray cats brought in
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An already stressful kitten season at Medicine Hat's APARC was made even more stressful this week with the arrival of 20 stray cats.Now the animal shelter is in desperate need of su...
Jun 09, 2021
Medicine Hat's active COVID-19 case count drops below 40
There are 39 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Wednesday.Medicine Hat now has had 1,244 total cases - the 39 active, 1,183 recovered and there have been 22 deaths.There are three new cases i...
Jun 09, 2021
Defender Bianca St-Georges happy to be healthy and back in camp with Canada
Bianca St-Georges' first call-up to the Canadian women's soccer team proved to be painful when she injured her knee in camp before the SheBelieves Cup in February, requiring surgery. "A freak accident...
Jun 09, 2021
Keystone XL pipeline project officially terminated
The Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been terminated.TC Energy and the provincial government confirmed the news in separate news releases Wednesday afternoon.The government release says the...
Jun 09, 2021
San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after military officials said gunfire was reported near a base gate. Two gunshots were reported h...
Jun 09, 2021
Alberta announces funding for Naloxone kits, detox beds to treat opioid crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has announced plans to improve access to overdose reversal kits and to create medical detox beds as opioid-related calls spike in the province.Minister of Mental Health...
Jun 09, 2021
Nasal naloxone pilot project to launch in Edmonton this summer
The Alberta Government has announced plans to launch a pilot project that will see nasal naloxone kits distributed in Edmonton to help combat the opioid overdose epidemic.Nasal naloxone is a mist form...
Jun 09, 2021
Walk-in, first-dose vaccine clinics for Medicine Hat and Brooks
Alberta Health Services is offering walk-in, first-dose COVID-19 immunization at its clinic in Medicine Hat on Saturday.Immunization will be available with no appointment from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Satu...
Jun 09, 2021
Jason Kenney is Canada's least popular premier: Survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The popularity of Alberta's premier is about half of what it was when he was first sworn into office two years ago.A new study from polling agency Angus Reid Institute ranks the appro...
Jun 09, 2021