Coronavirus: Virtual health care app connects Saskatchewan residents with doctors

A Saskatchewan company is partnering with the province to connect residents with doctors and nurses through virtual health care.

Lumeca is an online app which functions like a walk-in clinic, linking users to health care professionals over video chat.

The push to grow more of what we eat in Edmonton

In northeast Edmonton, like across the city, the snow is still on the ground. But that’s not stopping Liz Kalisvaart from thinking about the growing season ahead.

“We’re almost on year two of planning our community garden.”

OPEC+ agrees on record cut to oil production

New York (CNN Business)US stock futures were up Monday in after-hours trading as investors pace ahead for a bleak earnings season upended by coronavirus.

Dow (INDU) futures were up 42 points, or around 0.2%. S&P 500 (SPX) futures were up about 0.2% and Nasdaq (COMP) futures were up around 0.3%.
Stocks slipped Monday, paring historic gains from last week’s rally, as investors prepare for the start of corporate earnings season. The Dow closed down 1.4%, or 329 points. The S&P 500 finished down 1% and the Nasdaq finished up 0.5%. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) are among the first companies to start off earnings season, reporting numbers on Tuesday.

Covid-19 has infected more than 1.85 million people and killed at least 114,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Do Saskatoon cyclists need more space amid COVID-19? Some city councillors weigh in

Cyclists in Saskatoon are calling on the city to open up more space for people and bikes, claiming there isn’t enough room on city sidewalks to walk or ride while social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cathy Watts still rides her bike outside while staying at least six feet from anyone else, but she said she’s noticed not everyone is doing that.

China reports 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13, 86 imported

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13, down from 108 the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday.

Of the total, 86 were imported, down from 98 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said.

China’s state broadcaster had reported earlier that 79 of the day’s imported cases were in the northeast province of Heilongjiang, which shares a border with Russia.

The number of total confirmed cases in China now stands at 82,249. Its death toll from the pandemic stands at 3,341, with no new deaths on April 13.

Rally held in Vernon, B.C. against COVID-19 restrictions

As the province continues to stress the importance of respecting to the provincial health officer’s orders to limit the spread of COVID-19, a small group of people who feel restrictions may have gone too far held a rally near Vernon’s City Hall on Sunday.

China's Heilongjiang reports 79 new imported coronavirus cases: CCTV

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The northeastern Chinese border province of Heilongjiang reported 79 new imported coronavirus cases on April 13, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday.

All the new cases were Chinese citizens who travelled back from Russia, the report said. Of the total, 65 were originally recorded as asymptomatic cases.

1 new COVID-19 case in Interior Health region connected to West Kelowna nursery outbreak

One new case of COVID-19 has been identified in the Interior Health region of British Columbia since Saturday.

It brings the total number of confirmed cases in the health region to 136.

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Coronavirus: Kelowna, B.C. golfers tee up while social distancing

Despite being a non-essential service, some golf courses in Kelowna are reopening to provide a little bit of reprieve while physically distancing.

“In the last three weeks, I have had more people thank me for being open than I have in 30 years in business,” said Robert Anderson, Kelowna Driving Range owner.

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