COVID-19

Alberta participating in hydroxychloroquine clinical trial

The Government of Alberta announced Monday a provincewide clinical trial on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). The Alberta Hope study will recruit 1,600 Albertans to determine if a prescribed five-day treatment of HCQ can prevent hospitalization for those at the highest risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19. […]

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Workshop helps participants better identify and prevent child sexual abuse

The University of Alberta and Little Warriors announced the results of an extensive study on Prevent It! Wednesday morning. Prevent It! is an evidence-based education program for adults about Child Sexual Abuse developed by researchers at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Little Warriors, who delivers the workshop as part of their commitment to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of child sexual abuse. […]

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Former MCHS student fundraising for humanitarian trip to Ecuador

A former MCHS student is seeking $6000 in financial support to attend a four-week program in Ecuador, which is a pre-medical trip specific to her career.

Haley Stang told Rotary Club of Morinville members during her Feb. 17 presentation the proposal is with EcuaExperience, a Canadian based company offering Pre-Medical and Volunteer Programs.
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Tunnel excavation yields dinosaur bones

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton– Less than a month after local interest in dinosaurs caught the public’s attention with the opening of Jurassic Forest outside Gibbons, an eagle-eyed City of Edmonton employee discovered the remnants of the real thing in west Edmonton … […]