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Daily COVID cases in Alberta fall under four digits for the first time in weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.721 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the...
May 17, 2021
Workers at Olymel, other meat packing plants receive COVID vaccine
RED DEER, AB. -- Olymel says over half of the approximately 1,800 employees at its Red Deer pork plant received a COVID-19 vaccine over the course of three days last week.Spokesperson Richard Vigneaul...
May 17, 2021
Snowbirds announce tour continuation on anniversary of fatal crash in B.C.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The Snowbirds air show flight demonstration team is soon to be in the air again trying to bring hope to Canadians. The Canadian Forces says the team based in Moose Jaw, Sask., plans...
May 17, 2021
Five who got their COVID vaccine in Lethbridge mistakenly got a "water saline diluent"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services is looking to get into contact with a few people who thought they were getting vaccinated against COVID-19, but actually weren't.On April 29, they say 10 peopl...
May 17, 2021
Canada's summer camps hope to reopen as provinces plan to lift restrictions
Summer camp operators are optimistic they can save the 2021 season - even as the window for overnight camps to reopen is quickly closing. Sleepaway camps were closed in every province except New Bruns...
May 17, 2021
Canada, U.S. air trade grievances in advance of trilateral meeting to talk USMCA
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States have put their respective grievances on the table in advance of a key meeting about the new North American trade deal. International Trade Minister Mary Ng me...
May 17, 2021
Alberta "Myth Busting" COVID facts, announce drive-in events are allowed
EDMONTON, AB- In a video live stream from the Alberta Government, officials were "Myth Busting" COVID-19 information they've been seeing online and announced that drive-in events are now allowed.Premi...
May 17, 2021
Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole
A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of M...
May 17, 2021
Alberta sees record number of people in intensive care beds: health officials
EDMONTON - The head of Alberta Health Services says hospital staff are treating more people in intensive care units than at any other time in the province's history.Dr. Verna Yiu, president and chief ...
May 17, 2021
Quebec City tunnel beneath St. Lawrence River to cost $7B, take 10 years to build
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a tunnel to be built under the St. Lawrence River connecting Quebec City and Lvis, Que., will cost $7 billion and take 10 years to complete. The tunnel was a major...
May 17, 2021