COVID-19 Coronavirus

Eight Senators players now in COVID protocol after Formenton, Murray added

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators placed two more players in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Thursday, hours before they were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Kings. The Senators announced that forward Alex F...

Nov 11, 2021

484 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta as active infections fall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.484 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 3...

Nov 10, 2021

COVID-19 cases surge in Yukon, double vaccinated cases rising, says health officer

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says leading Canada in COVID-19 vaccination rates didn't protect the territory from an "inevitable" recent surge in cases, prompting the return to tighter restr...

Nov 10, 2021

AHS clarifies upcoming changes to Restrictions Exemption Program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - LNN has received additional information from Alberta Health regarding changes to the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).On Tuesday, November 9, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. D...

Nov 10, 2021

Josh Brown becomes sixth Senators player to enter NHL's COVID-19 protocol

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have placed a sixth player in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, announcing Wednesday that defenceman Josh Brown has been added to the list. Brown joins forwards Austin Watson, ...

Nov 10, 2021

422 new COVID cases provincially Tuesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.422 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 327...

Nov 09, 2021

UPDATE: Changes to Restrictions Exemption Program clarified by AHS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: AHS has clarified the upcoming changes to the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).In September, the province introduced the REP, which allowed participating businesses to req...

Nov 09, 2021

NDP calls for patent waiver to make and ship COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need

OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bo...

Nov 09, 2021

Defenceman Mete fourth member of Senators to enter NHL COVID protocol

BOSTON - The Ottawa Senators placed defenceman Victor Mete in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol hours before they were set to face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Mete is the fourth member of the Senators to ...

Nov 09, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech gets approval for COVID-19 booster vaccine in Canada

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. The booster is designed to help people with their first two COVID-19 vaccine doses ma...

Nov 09, 2021