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Alberta RCMP reviewing whether COVID 19 death of meat plant worker was criminal January 13, 2021   by Lauren Krugel (CP) CALGARY – RCMP in Alberta are reviewing whether the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Cargill Ltd. meat-packing plant last spring is a criminal matter. One of the worker’s family members dropped off an information package at the RCMP’s High River detachment south of Calgary last week, media relations officer Cpl. Tammy Keibel said Monday. Keibel said the Foothills County RCMP and the southern Alberta district’s general investigations section ...

What happens next? Hughes said filing a complaint is just the first step.  “Justice requires a proper investigation to take place,” he said, “and that just takes time.”  “Ariana is aware that the wheels of justice turn slowly and that outcomes doesn’t always turn out the way we might like.”  Meanwhile, Ariana and her three siblings continue to grieve the loss of their beloved father, who was a 51-year-old immigrant from Mexico. Ariana says she and her family recently realized that their dad would want them to do everything they can to make sure something like this never...

More details on what you need to know in Alberta: Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, had strong words on Wednesday for business owners around the province who have broken public health restrictions.  "Businesses that reopen despite restrictions are increasing close contacts in their community and making it harder for others," Hinshaw wrote on Twitter.  She said those who follow restrictions are helping to ensure those restrictions can be loosened more quickly.  Alberta identified another  875 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the province to 12,838 ...

iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Jan 12, 2021 11:27am (Christina Ryan/Calgary StarMetro) Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Curried Chicken Day and National Hot Tea Day. Looking for a new curry recipe? Allow us to recommend this Coconut Chicken Curry recipe from NYT Cooking. It’s absolutely scrumptious. Here’s today’s agriculture news. The Lead  We start this morning in Alberta, where the RCMP is reportedly investigating the death of a Cargill employee who died of COVID-19 while working at the company’s meat-packing plant in High River, ...

  CALGARY -- RCMP are reviewing a complaint filed by the family of Benito Quesada, the worker at the Cargill Protein plant south of Calgary who lost his battle with COVID-19 last May.  Foothills County RCMP say the review will look at the allegations surrounding Quesada’s death, which the family and union representing Cargill workers believe is criminal in nature.  Quesada tested positive for the virus in April 2020 before being taken to hospital, where he was comatose and placed on a ventilator. The 51-year-old died in hospital on May 7, 2020.  United Food and Commercial Workers (...