Health Matters: May 25
It’s estimated over 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada were in long-term care facilities, and researchers say that means the pandemic has had a particularly big impact on women. Su-Ling Goh reports.
It’s estimated over 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada were in long-term care facilities, and researchers say that means the pandemic has had a particularly big impact on women. Su-Ling Goh reports.
Here’s Phil Darlington’s Monday, May 25, 2020 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
"It''s just very heartbreaking to not be able to have that final bow on stage that everybody talks about."
City council voted unanimously in favour of a plan to close parts of Bernard Ave. to vehicles.
A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Carole Anne Devaney and Gord Steinke from Monday, May 25, 2020.
Alberta is 12-days into Stage 1 of the economic relaunch and the province continues to see a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. Julia Wong has more from the daily update with Dr. Deena Hinshaw, including a look at when Stage 2 could get underway.
With the City of Edmonton’s ongoing financial struggles, Councillors are debating whether infrastructure spending should continue as planned. As Vinesh Pratap explains, the initial four-year infrastructure budget came in with a price tag of nearly $10 billion — but then the COVID-19 pandemic happened.
Water levels on the North Saskatchewan River peaked over the weekend. It didn’t cause any significant flooding but firefighters say the water remains dangerous and people should avoid the river.
Summer camps are releasing their modified plans for the coming months, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s a lot of rules that need to be followed, and they don’t work for all camps. As Sarah Ryan explains, that’s why the University of Alberta is cancelling its camps.
The Monday, May 25, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.