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Prayer Calendar |
Tue Aug 11 2020 21 Dhul Al-Hijjah 1441 |
ADHAN IQAMAH |
Fajr 3:50 AM 4:10 AM |
 6:05 AM |
Dhuhr 1:40 PM 1:50 PM |
Asr 5:45 PM 5:55 PM |
Maghrib 9:14 PM 9:19 PM |
Isha 10:28 PM 10:38 PM |
As-salamu alaikem wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dear readers, While hoping that almost everyone reading this is safe at home and well or healing, and also being mindful that Ramadan 2020 is here alhamdulillah (Ramadan Mubarak!), I would like to shine some light on the wellbeing of the elderly in our lives and the elderly amongst [...]
Business Link will serve as a one-stop shop to help small businesses learn about and connect to available COVID-19 supports based on their unique business needs. Business Link can provide one-on-one guidance to Albertans who operate a small business or are pursuing an entrepreneurial venture. Small businesses can access a list of available supports on [...]
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During this time of urgent need for community supports, there is a strong demand placed on food banks and charitable organizations providing access to food. In an effort to protect vulnerable Albertans, government is providing $5 million to support food banks and community organizations in their food supply efforts. “Access to food during this pandemic [...]
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The chief medical officer of health is ordering a provincewide ban on visitors to long-term care centres, licensed group homes and other facilities as part of the ongoing work to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect Albertans. Under an amended public health order, no visitors will be allowed unless a resident is dying or [...]
This is an extremely difficult time for all Albertans and temporary rules will be in place to provide job protection for workers and flexibility for employers during this pandemic. Following direction and recommendations provided by the chief medical officer of health, employers have had to adjust operations significantly. The Government of Alberta is taking immediate action [...]
What It Means for Canadian Businesses To help businesses keep and return workers to their payroll through the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, proposed the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. This would provide a 75-per-cent wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks, retroactive to March 15, [...]
What is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit If you have stopped working because of COVID-19, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) may provide you with temporary income support. The CERB provides $500 a week for up to 16 weeks. Who is eligible The benefit will be available to workers: Residing in Canada, who are at [...]
“Our government understands that this is a challenging period of uncertainty for many Albertans. We want to assure people we are working quickly to ensure that legislation relevant to fighting the spread of COVID-19 and that our economy is set up for success once the worst of the virus passes. Albertans can be certain we [...]
