COVID-19 Coronavirus

Decorations get super-sized for second pandemic-era Halloween

An unfamiliar noise hums in the late-October air on evening strolls through some Canadian neighbourhoods. It's not the whooshing of witches on brooms overhead, the howling of werewolves or the lament ...

Oct 30, 2021

603 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta Friday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.603 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 322,...

Oct 29, 2021

FDA approves kids' COVID-19 vaccine in U.S., Canada likely close behind

OTTAWA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, and Canada could be close behind. The FDA confirmed the vaccine was more th...

Oct 29, 2021

New York congressman: U.S. won't require COVID-19 test results to cross land border

WASHINGTON - The office of New York congressman Brian Higgins says U.S. Customs and Border Protection won't be requiring a negative COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers in order to cross the ...

Oct 29, 2021

NACI names several more groups who should qualify for COVID-19 booster shots

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has expanded eligibility guidelines for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines. The committee now recommends mRNA boosters to people who received t...

Oct 29, 2021

AHS reports two COVID deaths in Lethbridge, but only 14 new cases

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.531 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 32...

Oct 28, 2021

Yukon to offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting with people aged 50 and up

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available starting Monday for eligible residents aged 50 and up. It says the booster shots will be rolled out in phases...

Oct 28, 2021

Ontario legislature condemns member's COVID-19 posts, calls for apology

TORONTO - The Ontario legislature unanimously called Thursday on an Independent member who has been publicly opposed to COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic-related lockdowns to apologize for "a string of d...

Oct 28, 2021

645 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.645 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 3...

Oct 27, 2021

O'Toole faces caucus as he plots out next steps on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole faces his caucus today to discuss what to do about its position around mandatory vaccinations, and what that means for unvaccinated members. The issue is top ...

Oct 27, 2021