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Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts of the country. Dr.
WHO: 10% of world's people may have been infected with virus

WHO: 10% of world's people may have been infected with virus

GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency's “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and w
U of A researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery

U of A researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery

STOCKHOLM — British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Youth facing murder charge after assault on 13-year-old girl in Edmonton

Youth facing murder charge after assault on 13-year-old girl in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say a youth has been charged with murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl. Officers were called to an assault Friday night in the city's northeast. Police say the girl was found with serious injuries.
Trump, still infectious, back at White House -- without mask

Trump, still infectious, back at White House -- without mask

BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19.
Driver killed in crash west of Plamondon

Driver killed in crash west of Plamondon

Car crashes into ditch, Colinton man killed
Second person has died from COVID-19 in St. Albert

Second person has died from COVID-19 in St. Albert

Since the onset of the pandemic, St. Albert has seen 122 cases of the virus reported in the city with 109 people having recovered. Eleven people are currently diagnosed with the virus, down from 14 cases on Sunday.
Tricks of the mind

Tricks of the mind

Brandon Cronenberg's new film is a startling distant cousin to other mind infiltration movies. Here, an agent takes possession in order to commit assassination in the guise of another person. The problem with the process is more than just psychological, however.
Female grizzly defending cub attacks hiker in Kananaskis Country

Female grizzly defending cub attacks hiker in Kananaskis Country

“The mother bear swatted him and knocked him down. He put his arm up, and it grabbed him by the elbow, bit him. He played dead, the bear dropped him and ran off, and he laid there for 10 minutes.”
St. Albert Historical Society calls it a day

St. Albert Historical Society calls it a day

It's been keeping history alive for nearly 60 years but age and membership attrition have taken their final toll on the St. Albert Historical Society. The group behind the storyboards of the Black Robe's Vision and A Bridge Over Time history books, the Founders Walk and the bronze Buffalo Hunt sculpture looking over Perron Street has voted to dissolve.
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