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Megaproject attempts to "flatten the curve" for COVID-19

Calgary – On March 22, Husky put a pause on one of the largest oil and gas megaprojects in the country.

Column from our new Legislature reporter, Jordan Stricker

Have a laugh in all this madness

Regina – So just what were the recommendations of the mediators in the Co-op Refinery Complex/Unifor Local 594 labour dispute? These are the recommendations, accepted by Unifor, rejected in part by the Co-op Refinery Complex, as put together by media

Regina – It turns out a global pandemic threatening the entire economy was enough to get Unifor to agree to a mediator’s recommendations, but not the Co-op Refinery Complex. Therefore, the dispute is still on.

I think it was Wednesday, March 18, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was giving yet another increasingly ominous press conference from the steps of Rideau Cottage, where he has been self-isolating with his wife, sick with COVID-19.

Global pandemic a motivator

Redvers – With the province banning gatherings or more than 25 people, it comes as no surprise that the Redvers & District Oil Show committee has decided to cancel this year’s show.

North Portal – As the COVID-19 crisis leads to ever-increasing restrictions on travel, essential truck traffic is indeed getting through, to Saskatchewan. A further lockdown on the border is effective at midnight, later in the day.