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COVID-19 vaccine plans for children roll out across the country
Parents across the country are learning how soon their children can get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment now that the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved by Health Canada. Ontario parent...
Nov 22, 2021
‘We lost everything’: Many residents in Princeton, B.C. still digging out from flood
PRINCETON, B.C. - Mario Loutef had little sleep the four days leading up to Saturday, when he piled his ruined belongings in the street outside his home in Princeton, B.C.A vast swath of the downtown ...
Nov 21, 2021
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
OTTAWA, ONT. - Health Canada has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 in Canada.Pfizer and its partner BioNTech submitted a request for approval of a child-sized dose of it...
Nov 19, 2021
Feds to announce approval of kids' COVID-19 vaccine, easing of border measures Friday
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce Friday that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, then later detail plans to ease some of the pandemic-relate...
Nov 18, 2021
New legislation aims to improve Alberta’s waste management approach
EDMONTON, AB. -- New provincial legislation is aiming to strengthen Alberta's waste management approach to help create jobs and keep plastics in the economy instead of creating environmental waste.If ...
Nov 18, 2021
Province will not mandate COVID vaccines for K-12 students
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Minister of Education says, while COVID-19 vaccines will be highly encouraged for eligible youth, they will not be required to get them.Adriana LaGrange issued a letter to p...
Nov 17, 2021
Hinshaw urges Albertans to stay vigilant against COVID-19 heading into winter
EDMONTON, AB. --- The province's chief medical officer of health says that Albertans need to remember past waves of COVID-19 to avoid that becoming our future. "While over the past few weeks we have b...
Nov 17, 2021
BREAKING: Alberta & Ottawa announce $10/day child care program
EDMONTON, AB - The federal and provincial governments have made a significant announcement regarding child care in Alberta.Federal officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime M...
Nov 15, 2021
Alberta to announce child-care deal with federal government
EDMONTON, AB. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are set to announce a deal they've reached on child care during an event in Edmonton today.The federal Liberal government...
Nov 15, 2021
Province announces $118M to modernize irrigation in Southern Alberta farmland
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers across the province will have greater access to funding for irrigation projects.In partnership with the Canada Infrastructure Bank, the Alberta Government is investing $117.7 ...
Nov 12, 2021