Ethan Edwards, who lives in St. Albert, had an outstanding rookie season with the Spruce Grove Saints. Despite the AJHL season being cut short because of the pandemic, Edwards moved up in the NHL Central Scouting rankings. Quinn Phillips has…
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An appeal to return Lana Whiskeyjack’s beaded medicine to Ociciwan
Article content Like most of the planet, Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre had to deal with the pandemic head-on, curling up, waiting with patience. But in the case of the new downtown art space, this meant the compromise of having to…
Edmonton company helps to supply PPE to the world through COVID-19
In an office building in south Edmonton, the spread of COVID-19 around the world is being monitored closely. “Through COVID, we have ramped up our production to unprecedented levels,” David Welsh, president and CEO of PRI·MED Medical Products, said. Welsh…
3 deaths now linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Hospital
One more person has died amid a COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital. Covenant Health — the organization that runs the hospital — confirmed the third death linked to the outbreak on Tuesday. Alberta Health confirmed the patient was…
Alberta confirms 47 additional cases of COVID-19, 2 more deaths
There were another 47 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Tuesday. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 8,436 since the middle of March. Two additional deaths have also been added to the online…
Tuesday’s letters: School resource officers provide valuable support
Article content continued Through this short quote from Kenney that he let slip out, we see the honest core of the UCP party. Glenn Walmsley, St. Albert Kenney speechwriter must step down Re. “Beliefs shouldn’t cost you your job,” Letters,…
Keith Gerein: Pride in Edmonton’s success should be plain on our faces, by wearing masks
Article content continued Alberta’s public health leaders will, I’m sure, continue to consider the evidence. But my hope is that they soon let Albertans know a potential date, whether that be Aug. 1, Sept. 1 or something in between, when…
Misericordia Hospital admitting fewer patients due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Misericordia Community Hospital is tightening restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to increase at the Edmonton facility. As Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, the hospital is closed to new admissions and to transfers of surgical and medicine patients.
130 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta since Friday
Since the last provincial update on Friday, the province has confirmed an additional 130 new cases of COVID-19 across the province. On July 3, there were 29 new cases, 52 new cases were confirmed for July 4 and 49 cases…
Global oil demand rebounds from COVID-19 pandemic’s lows, prompts price spike forecasts
Oil analysts say a rebound in the world’s hunger for oil has already started after demand destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic fell far short of what many experts had expected. Amrita Sen, co-founder and director of research for international…