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The Coronavirus Has Reached Antarctica. Now It's On Every Continent
Damaged Sense of Smell in Covid Patients Holds Clues to How Recovery Might Work
Great efficacy claimed for another COVID-19 vaccine, this one from China
Protesters charged with assault, violating public health act after anti-mask rally in Calgary
8 Catholic Sisters Die of Covid-19 Within a Week at a Wisconsin Home
U.S., China And Australia Evacuate Expeditioner From Antarctica In 5-Day Mission
French Officials Announce 1st Confirmed Case Of New Coronavirus Variant
She Saved Thousands of Best Friends. Then Covid-19 Killed Her.
Tennessee is ‘ground zero’ in the nation’s virus surge, and Christmas could make it worse, the governor warns.
Top U.S. Health Officials Receive Coronavirus Vaccine on Camera
Taiwan records its first locally transmitted case since April.
Australian study finds COVID-19 'long haulers' suffer symptoms months after coronavirus infection
The Mink Pandemic Is No Joke
Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point

Alberta warned to brace for 25 cm of snow by Friday

Uber is now offering free rides to hospital workers in Canada
Canada: One million respirators acquired from China unfit for coronavirus fight
China suspends consular visits to detained Canadian pair over coronavirus
'It was mandatory': Calgary Stampede cancelled for 1st time in almost a century due to pandemic

Oregon Hospitals Rely on Prison Labor to Do Their Laundry During the Pandemic
Oregon Businesses Getting Stiffed by President Trump’s Small Business Relief Program
Ruth’s Chris to Repay Loan Amid Outcry Over Rescue Program
Facing furor, Ruth's Chris high-end steak chain returns $20M small-business loan
Unemployment Money Not Reaching Millions Of People Who Applied
Trump economic adviser's wife applies for small business loan amid rollout chaos
Data Of Nearly 8,000 Small Businesses May Have Been Exposed, SBA Says
Millionaires receive $1.7m in coronavirus relief as most taxpayers get $1,200 payments thanks to hidden Republican loophole
Worker dies, hundreds sick as Cargill temporarily closes meat-processing plant at centre of COVID-19 outbreak

Calgary firms striving to help with health-care space crunch
Coronavirus: Canada to receive ‘millions’ of masks from China, Trudeau says
Victoria Assigns Parks Staff To Start Growing Food For Residents
Quebec offers low-wage essential workers extra $100 weekly to stay on the job
COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in Ontario, provincial modelling shows
Chief medical officers are leading Canada through COVID-19 crisis — and many are women

It's going to feel like -26°C in Calgary this weekend
Another Reason to Stay Indoors: Portland Could See a Little Snow This Weekend

As Snow Creeps Toward Portland, Severe Weather Homeless Shelters Will Stay Open
‘No one will be turned away’ at MultCo warming shelters
'No one will be turned away': Severe weather shelters in Multnomah Co. open Thanksgiving night
Portland Temperatures Are Forecasted to Drop Below Freezing on Thanksgiving. Here’s a List of Local Warming Shelters.
Blizzard Conditions Close I-5 At Oregon-California Border
Significant snowfall hampers travel in Calgary and southern Alberta, shuts down border crossing in Coutts
U.S. border crossing closed as storm makes Alberta highways impassable
'Stay put,' officials warn: Twin winter storms slam the US as 55 million travelers hit the road
'Bomb Cyclone' Winter Storm Will Hit U.S. As Thanksgiving Nears, Forecasters Warn
Snow unlikely in Portland area, but parts of Oregon could see 'historic wind and snow'
Timing of snow is great for skiers, challenging for holiday travelers
Snow Expected to Hit Portland Tomorrow Night—But It Probably Won’t Stick

Sea-Tac cancels more than 400 flights
Seattle homeowners: It's on you to shovel your sidewalk
What's that? Oh just a unicyclist playing flaming bagpipes while dressed as Olaf the Snowman
Frenzied shoppers pack Portland grocery stores in advance of weekend snowstorm
Calgary is experiencing its longest stretch of cold weather in 21 years
Pacific Northwest braces for more snow as temps fall into teens, single digits
The Threat of a Massive Winter Storm in Portland Evaporates, as Monday Forecast Calls for Rain
Two more ‘significant’ winter storms headed for western Washington
Epic snowmen in Western Washington
Extreme cold warning issued across Alberta as wind chill plunges to -50C
Sleet and freezing rain expected in some areas Sunday
Clark County shelters open ahead of forecast snowstorm
How much did it snow in your neighborhood? Here's a list for the Portland area
Parents Protest For Kids’ Right To Suffer From Preventable Illness
Seattle's Unusually Frigid Temperatures And Heavy Snowfall To Stretch Into The Week
Seattle got nearly a whole winter's worth of snow in a single day
'Like Mad Max, but with Amazon Prime vans':Transplant has hilarious take on Seattle snow
A Snowstorm in Portland? Its Severity Depends on Where You Are
Seattle gets blanketed by half a foot of snow — and there's more to come
Who wants more? Rounds 3 & 4 of snow prompt new Winter Storm Watch for Seattle area
Tired of the snow? Sorry — more likely on the way Sunday night and into Monday
Winter storm dumps record snow on Seattle, Pacific Northwest with more to come

NWS: Snow Looking Slightly More Likely For Portland Area
A “Mini-Ice Age” Could Hit Earth By 2030, Scientists Warn
Calgary weather: Extreme cold warning issued across Alberta
Minimal snow impacts expected in Clark County
After 2 Months, The Sun Rises In The Northernmost U.S. Town
And Now for the Annual Seattleites Can't Drive in Snow Film Festival
Seattle is about to get much colder, with rain and maybe snow on the way
The Polar Vortex Is Causing Striking Solar Phenomena Called 'Sundogs.' Here's What to Know
Bone-chilling Mount Washington reports windchills of minus 73 with winds up to 90 mph
Good Samaritan buys hotel rooms for 70 homeless people caught up in polar vortex
Transportation Bureau Issues Weather Advisory For Inch of Snow Portland Could Get This Weekend

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million Investment To Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis
Lab Severs Ties With James Watson, Citing ‘Unsubstantiated and Reckless’ Remarks
How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution “Darwin did not think it was necessary to link aesthetics and survival. Animals, he believed, could appreciate beauty for its own sake”
‘Native Land’ Map Helps You Recognize Which Indigenous Territory You Live On
2 Canadian Destinations Made The New York Times' '52 Places To Go' List

Affordable housing measures put to Oregon, Portland-area voters
Homeless in US: A deepening crisis on the streets of America
The Deceptive, Shameful, Lucratively Funded War Against Rent Control
Does inequality cause suicide, drug abuse and mental illness?
In countries with higher gender equality, women are less likely to get STEM degrees
Prop. C: In liberal San Francisco, government leaders fight a measure to fund homeless services by assailing voters' confidence in the very concept of
We’ll soon co-live in apartments in much the same way we co-work
Glasgow: thousands of women to strike over pay discrimination
Calgary Tiny Home Village For Homeless Veterans Set To Open Next Year
Proposition 10, which would expand rent control, is 'in deep trouble,' poll shows
Portland rents drop in steepest decline across US

Groceries and ganja: Calgary Co-op starts selling cannabis
Perspective on the Flu Vaccine for Infants and Children
Why drug prices in America are so high
Florida hospital sees first case of paralyzing illness found among kids in 22 states
Drop in adult flu vaccinations may be factor in last season’s record-breaking deaths, illnesses
Breast cancer awareness products profit off survivors’ suffering
Why cancer has not been cured
Girl Goes Viral On Twitter For Delivering All The Real Facts About Vaccines And People Can’t Thank Her Enough
Allergies: the scourge of modern life?
The health detectives on the trail of measles outbreaks
Measles outbreak raging in Europe could be brought to U.S., doctors warns
There’s a Measles Outbreak in Israel and Now It’s Coming to the U.S.

Edmonton to send plows to Calgary to help with snow removal

Georgia Lawmakers Pass Bill Punishing Delta For Cutting Ties With NRA W.Va. Teacher Walkouts, School Closures Continue Despite Governor's Deal With Unions Teacher in custody after Georgia police respond to report of shots fired...This is why principals need to be armed too. And bus drivers. And the lunch lady.
Congress Stalled On Bills To Tighten Gun Background Check System
Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue To Be Detained Indefinitely
Putin's Cold War mentality explains a lot
The NRA is being supported by these companies
The Cheapening Of Human Life
Guns and Liberty
Calgary councillor criticized for suggesting parental leave would be ‘betrayal’ of constituents, what a fine guy you Calgarian chose, good luck!
Georgia's Lt. Gov. Threatens To Kill Tax Break For Delta Airlines Amid NRA Spat, yes, King Cagle
I’m Republican. I Appreciate Assault Weapons. And I Support a Ban “When I was with others on the battlefield [...] I never worried about becoming a casualty. Now, as a Republican congressman from Florida, I don’t fear becoming a political casualty, either.”
How foreign correspondents in the US cover mass shootings for their overseas audiences
Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Conservative Supreme Court justices take aim at union fees
Transport safety rules sidelined under Trump
With Hundreds Of Students, School Counselors Just Try To 'Stay Afloat'
West Virginia Schools Closed As Teacher Walkout Enters Day 3
Students Walk Out For Gun Laws; West Virginia Teachers Walk Out For Pay