Vaccines are one miracle of science in this pandemic. But another scientific experiment has also produced surprisingly speedy and widespread results over the past year. It happened in the realm of behaviour science — and ordinary citizens were the laboratory subjects. One year ago, few people would have believed that science would come up with a vaccine, ready for mass immunization…
WINNIPEG — A break in the weather couldn’t have come at a better time as the Assiniboine Park Zoo flipped the switch for opening night of their annual Zoo Lights event on Saturday. A sellout crowd took in the stunning display of 1.5 million lights spread out over an eighty-acre area. There is also a video wall in one of…
A Calgary church that has previously broken COVID-19 rules opened its doors Sunday and held a full service in support of the Edmonton pastor who remains in custody after refusing to follow the restrictions. Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary told Global News that he is prepared to face the legal consequences. “James (Coates) is a good friend of…
The mayor of Pouce Coupe, a small town in northeastern B.C., has been removed from most of her duties and has been asked to resign in response to a Facebook post she published earlier this week. On Wednesday, Mayor Lorraine Michetti wrote “Don’t want Pipeline’s? [sic] They want to protect our land. Yeah ok” on her Facebook page, along with photos of homes with…
COVID-19 restrictions have changed the way people watch movies, Movie Monday organizer says
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For a decade, Kristyne Tardiff poured her heart and soul into a business on Montreal’s South Shore. In a fraction of that time, the coronavirus ripped it out from under her.
MONTREAL — Quebec announced Sunday that 666 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily reported increase in months. According to provincial data, the last time Quebec reported numbers lower than Sunday’s increase was on Sept. 22, when it added 524 new cases. The province also added 15 deaths due to the disease…
Nurses support staff on COVID-19 infection prevention and control but must cover multiple schools
EDMONTON — The convergence of people protesting everything from Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions and the imprisonment of local church pastor, to racism, at the provincial legislature on Saturday was a tense meeting that ended with at least one person in police custody. The crowds began to gather around 2 p.m. when an anti-racism rally was scheduled to take place. Within hours,…