Health
Opinion: Restrictions and vaccinations will see us through COVID-19 safely
n their op-ed in the Edmonton Journal on Feb. 9, Dr. Ari R. Joffe and Mr. David Redman suggest that COVID-19 only causes serious illness…
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Tag: COVID-19
World
Edmonton’s Bitcoin Well relocating to massive downtown office by end of the year
An Edmonton-based bitcoin broker is spending $4-million to move its headquarters from Whyte Avenue to the downtown core. Bitcoin Well, a company that buys and…
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General
South Africa Launches Coronavirus Vaccine Campaign
Specimens of premixed saline solution designed to mimic the a COVID-19 vaccine are seen on the top of a prototype of Cryo-Vacc, an ultra-cold biologic…
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UK PM Cautious On Lockdown Easing As New Hotel Quarantine Regime Begins
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on December 19, 2020. TOBY MELVILLE / POOL…
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Gracelife Church of Edmonton defies closure order, holds in-person service after pastor charged by RCMP
A Parkland County church continued to allow people into their morning service today after weeks of defying public health orders and recently having a pastor…
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COVID-19: US, WHO Push China For Data From Early Days Of Contagion
Peter Daszak (C) and other members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic leave the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital…
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COVID-19: 305 new cases and 15 new deaths as notifications start going out for next phase of vaccination campaign
There were 305 new cases of COIVD-19 reported on Saturday bringing the provincial total to 128,540 since the pandemic began. There were 109 new cases…
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Fashion
Cactus-based vegan leather is Poppy Barley’s latest sustainable fashion offering
Consider the cactus. The iconic desert plant survives in a hostile environment by adapting. With deep roots and a waxy stem, the cactus hangs on…
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Alberta frontline workers to receive one-time $1,200 payment from government
More than 380,000 frontline workers in Alberta will receive one-time payments of $1,200 from the government for working during the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Jason Kenney…
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