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National Reporter @CBCNews in Edmonton. Loves data and documents. Email: julia.wong @cbc .ca

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3 years
I'm happy to share I've joined the @CBCNews team as a national reporter. Stay tuned!
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The flower only blooms every couple years and only stays open for ~36 hours. #yeg
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Our first look at the CAF nurses who will be helping with #COVID -19 patients in the ICU of the Royal Alex Hospital in #yeg . (photo courtesy #AHS )
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Air Canada CEO sends email saying airline will cancel flights in July and August to “bring about the level of operational stability” it needs. The email says this will reduce passenger volumes and flows to a level “we believe the air transport system can accommodate.” 1/2
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#AB woman waits 6hr+ at ER then learns she needs urgent surgery. Problem #1 : the hospital she’s at can’t do it because they’re short staffed. Problem #2 : there are no ambulances to take her to a hospital that does. 1/2
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Yiu was the one who told Albertans that, during the 5th wave, hospitals were not being overrun - because COVID patients were dying. Now as much of the country sees a 6th wave, she's out of a job:
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Dr. Verna Yiu out as president and CEO at Alberta Health Services
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#AB is the only province in the country without a plan for distributing #COVID19 vaccines to kids <5. Every other province has info re: when appt can be booked and when appt will start. #ableg
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The flower fully opened this morning and loads of visitors have been coming to see it. Conservatory has extended hours this Wkd #yeg
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I sat down with @AdrianaLaGrange today for a 45-minute chat about back to school. We discussed a lot, here are some bullet points:
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#yeg will have a 3-day 1st dose immunization "blitz" At the EXPO Centre, Hall C: -no appointments necessary -the Pfizer vaccine is being administered -Wed, June 9 - 9 am to 4 pm -Thurs, June 10 - 12:30 pm to 6:45 pm -Fri, June 11 - 9 am to 4 pm
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This response after the minister told me yesterday no school boards have asked for more funding from the province: #ABEd #ableg
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#EPSB has been clear in our ask for additional $ for school re-entry from province. We’ve shared this with the Minister & with families that we represent #abed #yeg
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2/2 The CEO apologizes but says this will allow customers time to make other arrangements. Summer travel just got rockier.
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A 2nd #yeg family speaks out after their loved one is moved to not 1, but 2 hotels by a social services agency after being discharged from hospital. Now, #AB health officials are promising changes. Our story for @CBCTheNational :
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Infectious disease specialist Dr. Stephanie Smith says she thinks it may be "a little bit early" from a hospital perspective to lift #COVID19 restrictions. She says hospitalizations have plateaued, not declined. 1/4 #ABCOVID
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This👇
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Alberta limits reporters to one question at its COVID-19 press conferences and cuts their mics so they can't ask follow-ups. But @KevinCTV often uses his turn to follow-up on — or re-ask — a question that a previous reporter asked. Here he is trying that again today:
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Princess Anne has arrived. She is speaking with members here individually.
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What he said:
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A major announcement during the 6pm News but with no questions... until the next day?!? 🤔 As a journalist, this is concerning... Accountability of our political leaders is a crucial function of our democracy. #yeg #ableg @GlobalEdmonton
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Get ready #YMM . These firefighters are coming your way! #YEG
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“Everyone has the right to peacefully protest. I firmly believe this. But what we can’t tolerate is protesters coming into our city to create fear or display symbols of hate. This type of behaviour should not be tolerated by law enforcement,” Sohi says. #yeg
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People have been streaming in. Conservatory expecting thousands of ppl; flower hasn't bloomed on a weekend before, could help with visitors
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A quick note to say my feed will look a bit different for the month of August - I will be reporting from Washington DC and sharing all things #uspoli . Enjoy!
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It's hard to believe it was 9 months ago today the province announced students were shifting to online learning and many things about our ways of life changed. Today, the 1st vaccinations for #COVID19 were given out in #AB . I'm amazed by this timeline!
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3 years
This puts things into perspective 👇
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Julia Wong
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My feed will look slightly different the next little bit. I’ll be working in CBC’s London bureau over the holidays. Enjoy!
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Also, a directive from @CMOH_Alberta says doctors, nurses, pharmacists who are not AHS employees will be allowed to deliver the vaccine. This could mean the vaccine will get in more arms faster.
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The province will, starting immediately, offer vaccine appointments to HCW (healthcare workers) in medical, surgical and #COVID19 units. This is a major reversal. Those folks had previously been scheduled to get the vaccine in phase 1B, which was set for February.
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A sad update to the search for missing #Lacombe man Chris Cattrall.
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Kim Cattrall
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It is with great sadness that myself and my family announce the unexpected passing of our son and brother, Chris Cattrall. At this time we ask for privacy. We want to thank you all on social media for your outpouring of love and support in this trying time.
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Stephen Mandel makes announcement today in #YEG that he’s heard people are getting robocalls and those calls are being made in his name, saying Stephen Mandel endorses Jason Kenney. #ableg
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New info from the feds forecasts how many doses of each vaccine each province will get every week: Pfizer vaccine for #AB : 24,375 every week in January then 42,900 every week in February Moderna vaccine for #AB : 17,100 for Jan 11-17; 24,600 for Feb 1-7; 26,900 for Feb 22-28
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ICU doctor @drdagly disagrees with Shandro, saying doubling up is what you do when you don't have the resources to treat patients to the standard of care they should be treated. 1/2
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#ON Health Minister says #AB is in crisis due to doubling up of patients in ICU rooms, response? Shandro says this is a safe and appropriate use of ICU, ICU beds. He says this has been done previously when there are surges of capacity. (Doctors tell me this is unusual btw)
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Update: The second voter reached out again after she retrieved the voicemail and said it was actually a call from Stephen Harper, not Stephen Mandel. Full details here: #ableg
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Another person comes forward saying she also received a robocall claiming to be Stephen Mandel and to vote for the UCP: #ableg #yeg
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We've been asking for a 1-on-1 with Dr. Hinshaw for many months now and have been told "not now." Early this afternoon, AB Health reached out @globaledmonton to clarify some of the confusion about order 33. This was the 1st time we've been able to sit down with Hinshaw virtually.
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Iveson says the city will light the High Level Bridge with #BroncoHockey colours tonight in honour of the team. #yeg
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As for whether she's been inside a school? LaGrange says no because of restrictions from school divisions. (But you're the education minister, shouldn't you?) She says she would go if invited (which she has been before) and says it's up to the school board to offer that to her.
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This is very cool. We are all getting serenaded by the South African firefighters, who are clapping and dan...
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City of Edmonton enforcement teams visited businesses over the wkd to check on social distancing compliance. They visited nearly 200 sit-down restaurants, 25% were open and all were observing social distance direction. 1/2 #yeg
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I don’t think the poignancy can be captured in this video - a street filled with bronco colours, hockey sticks and goalie nets - a farewell to Parker Tobin. #yeg #HumboldtBroncos
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Statement from @AmarjeetSohiYEG : “One thing is becoming clear. This convoy is not about truckers or about freedom. I have family members and friends who work in the trucking industry. They are all vaccinated. They have done 1/2 #yeg
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Love seeing this pro in our @CBCEdmonton newsroom @JuliaWongCBC
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Here they are undergoing an orientation before starting their shifts. #yeg #CAF #COVID19 (photo courtesy #AHS
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PMO statement re #yeg potential terrorist attack: “We cannot – and will not – let violent extremism take root in our communities. 1/2
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She then said there's capital infrastructure maintenance dollars and they added $263 million from the feds (to which I pointed out that's federal money, not money from the province). Her response was "there's only one taxpayer". #ABEd
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But that isn't going over well with some parents who call the wait "gut-wrenching." No explanation was given by the province for the wait. #ableg
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Mandel says he has had enough and is asking the Rcmp and elections commissioner to investigate. #ableg #yeg
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From Trudeau: Edmonton is a strong&resilient city&I am confident that its citizens will support one another to overcome this tragic event.
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The #AB govt is taking over the care and support of 39 ppl - some discharged from hospital, many of them vulnerable - living in a #yeg area hotel under the care of a little known agency called Contentment Social Services. Our story for @CBCTheNational :
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An Angus Reid poll shows 35% of Albertans approve of the back to school plan (compare that with 45% across the country). How responsible are you for these numbers? LaGrange says school divisions are doing everything possible and the numbers that matter are down the road.
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The #AB govt is launching 4 investigations into a little known social services agency after clients - many vulnerable, some just discharged from hospital - were sent to live a hotel. It is also looking at setting up regulation for these types of agencies. #ableg
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The numbers of the four players have been hung up in the raiders dressing room. #yeg #humboldstrong
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Think it’s bad in #YEG ? Here are some photos from Wabasca (courtesy of the MD of Opportunity reeve). He says there’s a brown haze in the area and limited visibility. #abwildfire
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So would you feel comfortable with your grandkids being in an environment like that? LaGrange doesn't answer the specific question but says she's comfortable with children following health guidelines to mitigate risk and transmission. #ABEd
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Cst. Brett Ryan was shot and killed overnight in #yeg . He was 30 years old and had been with #EPS for 5.5 years.
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US ICE says Abdullahi Hassan Sharif was ordered deported to Somalia in 2011, had been transferred to them from Customs&Border Protection
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For those asking - AB Health clarifies that masks are not mandatory in individual condos/apts but ARE mandatory in building common areas, such as hallways, elevators, lobbies etc.
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Here's the kicker: "Approximately 80% of the eligible population (16 years of age and over) could be offered a dose of mRNA vaccine by the end of June 2021 if a four month interval is implemented in March 2021."
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VIPs and other dignitaries are taking their spots. Princess Anne is expected to be in attendance. She is the colonel in chief for the Regina Rifles.
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Cases are high now. You're making an announcement about an announcement. Why are you waiting until tmrw re: measures? Kenney says they announced measures last week, continue to observe the data, points to vaccine rollout. (He does not answer my question)
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@CBCTheNational She said she is "grateful" the family of Blair Canniff came forward, noting there are 39 others the govt needs to make sure are appropriately housed. #ableg
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We then drilled down into funding per student and how it's less than years prior. LaGrange says the funding formulas can't be compared bc they're apples and oranges. She says there is $120 million more (but that's only more than last year, it's down from 2 years ago) 1/2
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#AB Health is compiling data it will release this week that separates those in hospital BECAUSE of COVID19 and those admitted for other medical reasons then FOUND to be positive for COVID19. The province is joining other jurisdictions in reporting numbers like this.
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HEY #AB , we are at 69.9% of those 12+ with one dose. The threshold for moving into stage 3 is 70%.
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Thoughts on photos showing packed hallways in #yyc ? LaGrange says students are wearing masks when they can't distance. (But Dr. Hinshaw says crowded environments should be avoided even if wearing masks) LaGrange says there are occasions where masks are required. #ABEd
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Anne remarks on how fitting it is that the statue to honour the RRR was unveiled on this anniversary. She says she can only imagine their sense of trepidation and fear as they crossed the English Channel in 1944.
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The senior nursing officer leading the military nurses at a #yeg hospital battling the 4th wave of the #COVID19 pandemic says the group has been welcomed with open arms by staff at the Royal Alex.
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The wildfires in #AB have burned down this schoolhouse. #ABWildfires
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Whoops! Don't eat doors...eat outdoors!
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She strongly recommends #Thanksgiving is limited to your family/household cohort; eat doors; don't share serving spoons.
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AP Dhillon says performing at the #junoawards2023 is a feeling you can’t buy with any money. Says he moved here in 2015 with 2 suitcases and a dream, and if he can change 5-10 lives, it is worth it. #yeg
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#AB Sheriffs have blocked off part of 99 Ave and 105 Street near the Leg, as a protest is expected to disrupt #yeg today.
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FYI:
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Hinshaw held a town hall tonight with healthcare professionals. There was frustration and pointed questions from attendees over the province’s general 1/3
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The Canadian military has arrived to help with the fire threatening Edson. They were here a few weeks ago and now assisting with this most recent flare up. 1/2
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Mandel says “where is the morality?” and says the campaign has reached an “all time low.” #ableg #yeg
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There are hockey sticks, goalie nets and hockey jerseys hanging in the nets lining the street. A touching tribute to this rising hockey star. #yeg #HumboldtBroncos
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"My best answer would be to keep everyone away for the next X amount of days until the fires are gone. We can’t do that. We know as we spoke yday that we need to live with the fires. They’re here," said Mercier.
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@CBCTheNational And just this morning, Premier Danielle Smith said the province was stepping in to pay the unpaid hotel bill (noted in story above) and govt staff will be working with clients to make sure they are with a more appropriate care agency. #ableg
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Wow, today is my 2 year anniversary with @GlobalEdmonton ! It may not sound like a lot but considering I've been a nomad the last 8 years, this is quite the milestone :) thanks #yeg for being so welcoming!
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AHS's goal was to have 1,600 contact tracers by the end of 2020. That did not happen. An #AHS spokesperson says there are now about 1,250 contact tracers. #COVID19AB
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As for the perception then that the province doesn't want to spend money on students in a pandemic? LaGrange says that isn't true and points to how school boards can use their reserves. #ABEd
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Why not just hire more teachers to reduce class sizes, isn't that cost worth it? LaGrange says it isn't about the cost, it's about whether there are tens of thousands of teachers out there. She says school divisions have been enabled to do what they need to do. #ABEd
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Hurrah! 27 cases in #ab have recovered!
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Update from Drayton Valley/Brazeau County from fire chief Tom Thomson: the evacuation zone for this fire has been expanded and the fire is considered out of control. #yeg
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Things are ramping up here at the south side #yeg #COVID19 vaccine clinic. First appointments are at 9 am and we’ve seen a bunch of families walk in.
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“It makes me wonder, was it ever there in the first place?”:
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Some of the 300 firefighters from South Africa at #YEG airport
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Sarah Hoffman is speaking at 10:30 about the latest developments in the #UCP leadership race allegations. Notley will speak at her nomination party this afternoon. I've been told Jason Kenney will not have any media availability today. #ableg #yeg
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The hearse carrying Parker will drive down a street with yellow and green bows and where there are signs on the houses reading “Tobin strong” #yeg #HumboldtBroncos
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Kendra Clarke is shocked and seems overwhelmed that she was named to the #Olympic team in her hometown. #YEG
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Logan Hunter, Jaxon Joseph and Stephen Wack attended St Albert Catholic schools. Superintendent tells me flags will be at half mast at all schools in the school board tomorrow #YEG #HumboltBroncos
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Health policy and communication experts concerned the lack of specifics re: birthday party outbreak could lead to public distrust during the 3rd wave of the pandemic:
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