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Know the difference : Self-monitoring, self-isolation, and isolation for COVID-19 Symptoms of COVID-19 Fever Coughing Difficulty breathing Self-monitoring Self-isolation Isolation You have:no symptomsANDa history of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, in the last 14 days You have:no symptomsANDa history of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus due to travel outside of Canada…

March 30 at 5:30 p.m. Five more Albertans have died from COVID-19 since March 29, bringing the total to eight deaths in the province. An additional 29 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 690. While these numbers are lower than in recent days, this may…

To protect the health and safety of Albertans, law enforcement agencies have been granted full authority to enforce public health orders and issue fines. In addition, it is now mandatory for travellers returning from outside of Canada to self-isolate. This legal requirement also applies to close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as to…

March 29 at 5:30 p.m. A third Albertan has died and 40 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 661. Aggressive public health measures continue to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: 408…

Postponing retirement has become a new reality for many older workers in the wake of the market crash, underlining the need for reform of the rules around retirement saving in tax-deferred programs. In “The Power of Postponed Retirement,” author Joseph Nunes argues Ottawa should raise the age at which workers must stop contributing to tax-deferred…

Share kindness to boost your happiness Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. Every day we hear stories about people trying to make the world a better place. Together, we can make the world a little bit kinder for all of us. Just one act of kindness a day can…

By John-Tyler Binfet, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia I’ve learned a lot from the thousands of public school students I’ve asked about kindness. As a researcher at the University of British Columbia, a great deal of my time is spent asking children, adolescents and even university students what it means to be…

Government is working with cities and rural communities to help homeless-serving agencies respond to the impact of COVID-19. During this pandemic, it is critical for shelter operators and community organizations to create additional space to meet social distancing and isolation guidelines, establish isolation and care centres, provide capacity to rapidly rehouse people and address other…

CALGARY, March 24, 2020 – It’s with great sadness that Shaw Communications Inc. (“Shaw” or “the Company”) today announces the passing of company founder, Executive Chair, and former CEO, JR Shaw. A true pioneer of Canadian business and a visionary of the Canadian telecommunications sector, JR passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 85. “My…