Another 67 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Alberta within the past 24 hours. Twenty-eight have been hospitalized and 11 are in intensive care. Two people have died in the province from the virus. Of the total number, 27 have recovered from the illness, said chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw. The Calgary health […] Read more
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Alta. introduces fines for COVID violations
Alberta confirmed 61 new cases of COVID-19 in the province within the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 419. The continuing rise in cases has led the government to impose fines on violators of certain health protection requirements. As many as 33 of the 419 confirmed cases may have been community transmitted as opposed […] Read more
COVID-19 claims second life in Alberta; 57 new cases
A second Albertan has died from COVID-19. A woman in her 80s who was a resident of the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary died yesterday of the illness. As well, the province confirmed 57 new cases yesterday, bringing the provincial total to 358, said provincial chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw. “This news […] Read more
Case argued that farmers markets be declared essential
Worries about food supply chains in the face of COVID-19 virus effects and restrictions have prompted the National Farmers Union to demand that farmers markets be declared as essential services. There are more than 650 farmers markets operating in Canada, some of them year round and most only seasonally. The NFU believes the markets to […] Read more
Alberta taps celebrities to send clear message on COVID-19
Alberta has 259 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of March 22, the provincial health department reported. Thirty-three cases were confirmed Sunday. Calgary leads in the number of cases at 164, followed by Edmonton with 60. There are 18 cases in the north zone, 10 in central and seven in the south. Among all cases, 18 […] Read more
Alberta issues guidelines for home learning
The Alberta government issued guidelines today to direct student learning at home. In-school classes across the province were cancelled last week in efforts to limit spread of the COVID-19 virus and students have been out of school since March 16. Schools plan to offer at-home learning through on-line methods or by providing course packages and […] Read more
Edmonton man dies of COVID-19
Alberta has suffered its first death as a result of infection with COVID-19. Chief medical health officer Deena Hinshaw said Thursday that a man in his 60s in the Edmonton region died late Wednesday from the virus after being admitted to hospital March 12. “I know that this news is frightening and will add to […] Read more
Beet growers rally from 2019 bitter harvest
Planting of the 2020 sugar beet crop in southern Alberta could begin as early as next month but growers will first have to contend with many acres of beets they were unable to harvest last fall. Snow and hard frost prevented about 44 percent of last year’s 28,000 acres from being dug and delivered to […] Read more
A&W move to grass-fed beef gets mixed reaction from beef sector
A commitment by A&W to exclusively source and serve Canadian grass-fed and finished beef in all its restaurants was greeted with both optimism and skepticism in the beef sector. The restaurant chain, a major buyer of Canadian beef, said last week that it plans to buy millions more pounds of Canadian grass-fed beef in 2020. […] Read more
Growers seek new uses for beets
Alberta sugar beet growers continue to seek ways to sweeten the future for the crop. The beets contracted by Lantic and processed at the sugar factory in Taber, Alta., are the only major outlet for the crop now, but the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers association is looking for other options to potentially expand acres and […] Read more
