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Premier Jason Kenney announces new public health restrictions as COVID-19 cases in Alberta rise.

There are outbreaks at 23 workplaces and 19 schools. The RMWB continues leading the province's COVID-19 spread. Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to announce new restrictions at 6 p.m.

I want to be very transparent in sharing these policing priorities with Wood Buffalo residents as our staff works hard to provide the best service possible to our communities, said Superintendent Mark Hancock in a statement.

Roughly 86 per cent of destroyed homes have been rebuilt, and construction is ongoing at 324 properties.

This seems like a way that the province really can make a difference if they brought in a piece of legislation," said Murphy. But Economy Minister Doug Schweitzer is skeptical any legislation would be helpful.

Problems with the global recycling industry and materials not properly sorted meant 32 per cent of items tossed into home blue bins were actually recycled last year. The numbers are just as bad for 2019 and 2018.

Active cases have dropped to 144 in Fort McMurray and three in the rural areas.

It almost appears this project was cursed."

These physicians work in public health, intensive care, emergency medicine, family medicine, laboratory medicine, infectious diseases, general internal medicine, psychiatry, geriatrics, and pediatrics.

We wanted to give the community a bit of joy this year."

Alberta Health data shows the victim was a woman in her 60s and died on Christmas Eve. Between Dec. 23 and 27, Fort McMurray saw 70 new active cases and 88 recoveries. The rural areas saw two new cases and four recoveries.

"I will ask our federal government to send a strong message to the U.S. government and that our interests be protected in the same way the rest of Canada's interests would be protected."

We have to be mindful I guess as we go through the budget of nice-to-haves and must-haves," said Councillor Keith McGrath.

The deadly overdose crisis has claimed the lives of more Albertans this year than any other on record, with a sobering 904 deaths between January and October.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw did not tell media what steps she is recommending, but Premier Jason Kenney is expected to announce new measures tomorrow morning. Any new regulations and steps will be decided by cabinet, not Hinshaw.

How many jobs will be cut or when those cuts will begin has yet to be announced, but Suncor CEO Mark Little told Bloomberg News many cuts will come from the administrative side.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw on efforts to fight COVID-19 in Alberta.

"We want to see support for the social profits. I think our last budget reinforces what we do for the social profits in this region, and our fiscal position... is very strong."

The daily COVID-19 death count is a tragic reminder that COVID-19 is not just a flu. It is life and death, and often it is the outcome of choices made by Albertans who may not even know the victims.

The review will look at Alberta’s COVID-19 response through October. It is similar to reviews commissioned in the wake of the 2016 Fort McMurray fire.

Approximately $1.8 million has been spent by the municipality on expenses related to COVID-19. The municipality also spent $22.3 million in recoverable flooding costs between July and September.

Formal approval from the other partners is still required, but a Monday evening statement from Suncor said all Syncrude partners have agreed in principle for the company to become the main operator of Syncrude.

The team, led by Dr. James Shapiro, has been able to consistently cure diabetes in mice and is now looking to move to human trials.

There are 45 active cases and 299 recoveries in Fort McMurray. There are seven active cases and 64 recoveries in Wood Buffalo's rural areas.

I had every single symptom on the list, said Luanne in the video. My gums bled for seven straight days. And we’re not talking a little bit of blood. We’re talking some sort of bubonic plague crap. Bleeding."

If I don’t have to spend money on a building, those dollars can go further towards doing our work, expanding our programs and bringing in new programs, said Dan Edwards, executive director of the Wood Buffalo Food Bank. It’s going to be great.

The grants can be used to back new initiatives, address long-standing community needs or fund COVID-19 recovery programs. They can tacke multiple areas, such as food insecurity, income inequality, racism or domestic violence.

More than 40,000 Albertans have tested positive for COVID-19, meaning about 0.05 per cent of positive cases uploaded data to the provincial app. Alberta and British Columbia are the only provinces without the federal COVID Alert app.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Friday she was preparing new recommendations for the province to consider. As of Sunday, there were 12,195 active cases across the province and 310 people hospitalized, including 60 in intensive care units.

About 700 people currently work at the two Ontario offices and a number of these positions will be relocated to Calgary sometime in 2021.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said earlier this month that Keystone XL was top of the agenda in Canada’s engagement with the incoming Biden administration, and that Canada would argue it provides the U.S. with energy security.

The two motions, both proposed by Councillor Verna Murphy, will be pushed to the Nov. 10 meeting. The rest of tonight's meeting will continue as scheduled.

Oil Barons goaltender Evan Fradette was named AJHL Player of the Week. During the weekend, Fradette stopped 49 shots and shut out the Thunder in the two games.

AUPE members won support from across Alberta for their heroic stand, and proved once and for all that healthcare staff is more than doctors and nurses, the union said in a statement. Members have gone back to work.

Husky said the job losses could total about 2,150 positions, based on the size of their workforces, with the majority to take place in Calgary.

Defenseman Brendan Wang has committed to playing for the Princeton University Tigers. He will start during the 2022-2023 season.

Of the 11,000 impacted jobs, roughly 9,700 cuts will come from outsourcing jobs in laboratories, housekeeping, food services and laundry. Doctors and nurses won't be laid off, but 800 positions will be lost through attrition during the next three years.

Administration will be asked to draft a plan for backyard hens if the motion is approved. Administration is also asking council to cancel a commuter relocation project, arguing it leaves the municipality open to legal challenges and staff do not have the resources to enforce it.

With the 50-case threshold passed, masks are now mandatory in all indoor public spaces for the next 30 days. The bylaw will not be lifted if the region remains over that limit.

Cenovus spokesperson Reg Curren said "difficult decisions" were ahead of the company, the result of "inevitable overlaps and redundancies in mergers of this type."

It is such an important time to share the gift of books and reading with as many children as we can, and I know that families in Fort McMurray will love receiving a specially selected book in the mail each month.

We’re getting people making this stuff in Alberta, taking pictures and distributing it. That’s happening in our own backyard, it could be your neighbour, it could be my neighbour, said RCMP Sgt. Kerry Shima. We don’t know but there’s a lot of it going on.