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Tips for Getting Your Home Ready for Spring
As we emerge from winter hibernation, it’s time to turn our attention to the seasonal chores that come with the first signs of spring. Here are some tips to help make sure your home is in tip-top shape. Move winter gear to storage. Ever find yourself stumbling over your snowblower to get your hands on the…
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New App Helps Albertans Access Health Care
Albertans can now meet with Alberta-licensed physicians through their smartphone, thanks to an initiative by TELUS Health. Babylon by TELUS Health is a service already available in British Columbia via a free downloadable app. The app can serve as a new tool for Albertans to access health-care information and support in response to COVID-19 –…
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Planet Waves Horoscopes: March 23 – 30, 2020
ARIES — On Tuesday, there is a New Moon in your birth sign. This event connects to the planetary pattern that’s driving the rather strange world situation. In other words, the Moon and the Sun line up with centaur planets Chiron and Pholus, which are connected to the lunar nodes. That might mean something to…
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Cochrane RCMP: Break-and-enter in Bragg Creek; Police Collision
Cochrane RCMP Seek Assistance in Break and Enter Investigation On March 22, 2020 at approximately 0100 AM, Cochrane RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter at a gas station in Bragg Creek, AB. At least two suspects broke into the store in an effort to gain access to the ATM inside. One of…
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Staples Stores Modify Hours and Access
With the complex concerns around COVID-19 evolving quickly in Canada and around the world, it has become clear that we must all do our part to help. We continue to navigate this challenging time and wanted to give you an update on the actions we are taking to support our customers and associates across Canada.…
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Change in COVID-19 Testing
A new approach to testing for COVID-19 that will prioritize groups at highest risk of local exposure and at-risk populations is being implemented in Alberta. Travellers who returned to Alberta after March 12 and have mild symptoms will no longer be tested for COVID-19. Instead, the same advice applied to all Albertans will apply to…
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Rural Crime Watch APP
High Country Rural Crime Watch Association In September 2019, a new Rural Crime Watch APP came out for your phone – created by the Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association. It shows RCMP detachments and provides phone numbers to contact all. Plus, it shares crime prevention tips and other agency contact info. If you have your location…
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Update 9: COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta
March 22 at 3:30 p.m. Thirty-three additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 259. Aggressive public health measures continue to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: 164 cases in the Calgary zone 60…
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Providing Comfort when Birth Turns to Heartbreak
New guide streamlines palliative care support in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the province Story by Sharman Hnatiuk | Photo by Claudine Lavoie ST. ALBERT — On Aug. 27, 2015, Kevin George and his wife Kim faced what they knew would be one of their most difficult days. It was the day their daughter Everly…
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How You Can Help the Foothills Country Hospice
Wish List New This Year – You Can Find Our WISH LIST OnlineTOP THREE ITEMS NEEDED FOR MARCH Rice Cooker – $60 Door Mats for All Entries – $1,020 Slider Sheets – $1,230 Become A Monthly Donor Did You Know? In 2020, we have provided care to 19 residents & their loved ones. Our volunteers have already contributed 1,400 hours of…
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Watch 2 Penguins Explore Closed Chicago Aquarium
By Eleanor Imster, EarthSky News You’ll love this video of a couple of penguins openly exploring Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, closed due to COVID-19. With Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium closed due to visitors due to the Covid-19 outbreak, a couple of penguins were given the opportunity to look around areas in the aquarium not usually visited by its penguins. On…
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Letter to Albertans from Dr. Rob Davies on Behalf of Alberta’s Radiologists
Postponement of screening mammograms, and the status of other medical imaging tests Your Radiologists (specialized medical imaging doctors) provide this essential service to fellow Albertans in both AHS hospital sites and in our community clinics, with only four hundred or so actively practicing Radiologists in Alberta handling three million exams per year in hospitals and…
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How to Stay Active if You’re Staying at Home
Sticking with routines and playing active games with the kids can help you stay physically and mentally healthy when fitness facilities are closed. By MICHAEL BROWN and NICOLE GRAHAM Exercise may be more important now than ever in shoring up people’s mental health, according to a University of Alberta physical fitness expert. “In a time…
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Protecting Alberta’s Families and Economy
Government is providing immediate financial assistance to Albertans affected by the COVID-19 crisis. New funding and supportive measures will provide immediate financial relief to Alberta’s families, vulnerable populations, local businesses and employers. “Albertans are doing their part to keep each other safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are doing ours by assisting Albertans…
The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching
