Category: Lifestyle

 ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY The world’s best-preserved armoured dinosaur, the nodosaur Borealopelta markmitchelli, continues to answer important questions about its biology and behaviour. In a new study, published June 3, 2020 in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers have described the stomach contents preserved in this exceptional specimen. A distinct mass about the size of…

Proposed legislation will safeguard businesses from eviction, and more, as Alberta deals with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Bill 23, the Commercial Tenancies Protection Act, would protect eligible commercial tenants from having their leases terminated due to non-payment of rent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, the act would also prevent landlords from…

Posted by Bruce McClure For the Northern Hemisphere: June is a super month for an early morning walk. The dawn light is beautiful at this time of year. At mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, your earliest sunrises of the year happen around now. For the Southern Hemisphere: If you relish the daylight, as many do, you’ll be…

June 15, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today launched the $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program. The program aims to move surplus food commodities such as potatoes and other possible horticulture, fish and seafood, and meat through the food system as efficiently as…

June 18 at 5 p.m. Hospitalization rates remain low with 34 people in hospital, six of whom are in intensive care. In total, 6,938 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. Latest updates 49 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 489. Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: Calgary zone:…

Why the COVID-19 pandemic feels surreal but familiar to Suzanna Wagner, who wrote her master’s thesis on Canadian nurses in the First World War. By GEOFF McMASTER Defending her master’s thesis just two days before COVID-19 forced the University of Alberta to close was strange enough. Receiving a call from the Edmonton Journal for her take on the pandemic…

Ottawa, Ontario, – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Government of Canada today announced it is replacing two Challenger model 601 utility aircraft with two Challenger model 650s for the Canadian Armed Forces to allow for continuation of mission critical roles. The retiring aircraft that entered service in the 1980s, fall short of operational…

Government will support online and small venue events held Sept. 1-30, making it easier for communities to connect safely while celebrating Alberta’s arts and culture. Now that September is designated Month of the Artist in the province, Alberta Culture Days celebrations will elevate our amazing local artists. Communities and organizations can apply for grants to…

By Jorj Morgan The other day, I was rummaging around in my fridge and discovered a treasure trove of leftover potatoes! Multitask those spuds with two different recipes sure to hit the spot. I love potatoes.  I think this devotion stems from early breakfasts shared with my Dad.  To quell my then rebellious teenage persona,…

June 17 at 5 p.m. Hospitalization rates remain low with 38 people in hospital, seven of whom are in intensive care. In total, 6,893 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. Latest updates 48 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 486. Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: Calgary zone:…

Toronto, June 10, 2020 – Small business owners are eager to get back to work, but face significant barriers hiring or recalling staff, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). To get Canada’s economy back up and running, the federal government will need to implement key changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and…

Archeological evidence from northern Siberia indicates harnesses may have been used to train reindeer to pull sleds 2,000 years ago. By GEOFF McMASTER A University of Alberta anthropologist has found what might be the earliest evidence for domestication of reindeer in the Eurasian Arctic. While examining the remains of ancient dogs at a site called Ust’-Polui near…

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on Canadian Men’s Health Week: “As we begin Canadian Men’s Health Week, I want to draw attention to some sobering statistics reported by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation: more than 80 per cent of men say they are stressed by work and more than 60 per…