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    • Deena Hinshaw

    Kenney making his way to the chamber on March 20 as the Alberta legislature passed a series of emergency bills in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Jason Franson/CP)

    Coronavirus won’t hit Alberta as hard as others. But its economic wallop will be brutal.

    Data modelling suggests the province is comparatively well-equipped for the onslaught of COVID-19. For the aftermath, there’s no good scenario.

    Vacant desks at McGee Secondary school in Vancouver (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

    Could the school year be over because of coronavirus?

    Parents, teachers and students are considering the possibility that class is out for the year. But that doesn’t mean the kids have to stop learning.