Alberta lifts most COVID-19 rules as Kenney to curb local mandates
Premier Jason Kenney announced a bill to shield municipalities from their own COVID-19 policies while Alberta ends most public health orders. Masking remains in critical areas and isolation rules persist as hospitalizations drop and the province moves toward endemic status. City bylaw decisions continue in Calgary and Edmonton.
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Pancake Feast At Medicine Hat School
Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education nutrition coordinators cooked over 500 pancakes for Shrove Tuesday in a student event captured by NEWS PHOTO Kendall King. Students enjoyed the stack filled celebration.
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Hatters react as public health steps ease mask rules
In Medicine Hat during Step Two of easing COVID-19 measures the Hatters Mall sees mixed views on mask removal. Patrons largely unmasked explain motives from comfort to personal choice, while a few wear masks for asthma or anonymity and others fear potential reimposition of rules.
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Ukraine War Escalates as Russia Targets Urban Areas
Zelenskyy denounces a campaign of terror as Russia hits Kharkiv and strikes the Kyiv TV tower. Biden vows to make Putin pay, urging Western unity and sanctions. A 40 mile convoy advances on Kyiv while Odesa and Mariupol face intensified assaults. Civilian deaths rise, with 136 recorded by the UN, and Russian and allied forces encircle Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mariupol.
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