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Governor General Julie Payette resigns her post
OTTAWA, ONT. -- Governor General Julie Payette is resigning, according to a source with direct knowledge of her decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly confirms to The Canadian Press. The G...
Jan 21, 2021
Hinshaw: 0.019% of COVID vaccines have caused adverse events
LETHBRIDGE, AB - According to Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer have proven to be safe.During Wednesday's COVID press conference, Dr. Deena Hinshaw c...
Jan 20, 2021
Canada not expecting "a single dose" of COVID vaccine next week
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Pfizer does not expect any more interruptions to its Canadian deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines after the middle of next month.The country, however, is not going to...
Jan 19, 2021
Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine supply running out
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivered some good and bad COVID-related news Monday morning.Kenney stated that Alberta Health Services (AHS) has wrapped up the first dose vaccinations at ...
Jan 18, 2021
New provincial pay system leaves government workers underpaid
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new pay management system at the Government of Alberta (GOA) is reportedly leaving at least some workers underpaid.The province started using a system called 1GX in December.A spoke...
Jan 16, 2021
Production issue with Pfizer COVID vaccine to slow down Alberta schedule
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The pace at which Albertans are getting immunized against COVID-19 will be reduced over the coming weeks.Pfizer-BioNTech announced Friday that it was experiencing production issues at...
Jan 15, 2021
Police charge organizer of Tuesday’s anti-COVID restriction rally
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have issued two tickets to the organizer of an anti-COVID restriction rally that occurred earlier this week. On Tuesday, the "WeThePeopleYQL" group stood together ou...
Jan 14, 2021
U.S. President Trump impeached for a second time
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a...
Jan 13, 2021
AHS reports record single-day COVID deaths, 652 cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its COVID-19 update for Tuesday, detailing the numbers compiled over the past 24 hours.652 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the ...
Jan 12, 2021
Paramedics & EMS can now get COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is expanding the eligibility for who can get vaccinated against COVID-19 right now.Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday that paramedics and emergency medica...
Jan 11, 2021