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Goal of Wear Red Day on February 13 is to arm women with knowledge, questions to ask their doctors: U of A nursing expert

“They’re being very understanding right now. But eventually, it’s going to catch up with people, so you’re better to address things now.”

The 41-year-old and 13-time Paralympic ski champion from Canmore, Alta., is testing wax for young Canadian racers at this week's world junior and under-23 championship in Vuokatti, Finland.

Program is part of $1 billion in funding allocated by the federal government to help provide jobs to Albertans during the pandemic.

O'Toole told a virtual audience of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade that he "loves" the net-zero approach to carbon emissions, though not the wide-ranging federal carbon tax, and his party is working on a plan that would get Canada to its emissions goals.

The pandemic has changed the way many seniors look after their finances even if they have been somewhat insulated from the financial effects of job loss and layoffs.

The amendment reflects concern that Black, racialized and Indigenous people with disabilities, already marginalized and facing discrimination in the health system, could be induced to end their lives prematurely due to poverty and lack of support services.

Pieces of masks are falling off as glue lets go and goalie pads are cracking in the cold as 40 players participate in the world's longest hockey game.

The move comes a day after Wood Buffalo councillors voted to stop transferring emergency medical calls to the provincial dispatch centres on the grounds the recent changeover has led to logistical delays and confusion, putting patient safety at risk.

Challenging her own government's pandemic response, Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt has joined End the Lockdowns Caucus, a national group that is critical of provincial and federal COVID-19 restrictions.