COVID-19 Coronavirus

Saskatchewan planning to send critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario

REGINA - Saskatchewan is preparing to send some of its critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario as its hospitals are over capacity. Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that...

Oct 13, 2021

U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says the U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic.International visitors will ne...

Oct 13, 2021

4,614 new COVID cases in Alberta over past five days

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past five days.1,256 cases were confirmed across the province on Thursday, 1,085 on F...

Oct 12, 2021

Alberta launches COVID vaccine records app, QR code

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans now have a new way of showing that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.Premier Jason Kenney says the "AB Covid Records Verifier" app is available as a free download o...

Oct 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination certificates with QR codes now available in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - People in Nunavut can now get proof of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Nunavut's health department says the certificates comply with federal proof of vaccination requirements for...

Oct 12, 2021

Alberta to pay out $15 million to entice those who waited to get COVID-19 vaccine

EDMONTON - Alberta is on track to spend more than $15 million to directly pay vaccine-hesitant residents to get the COVID-19 shot.The province says that more than 152,000 Albertans have signed up to r...

Oct 12, 2021

AHS: Ivermectin is NOT a treatment for COVID-19

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services is once again telling residents to not use what some people believe to be a treatment or cure for COVID-19.They have issued the following open letter to the pu...

Oct 12, 2021

Fortin reinstatement ruling, COVID concern in schools : In The News for Oct. 12, 2021

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 12, 2021

Parents concerned about COVID-19 spread in schools, support mask mandates: survey

The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks. The survey by the Canadian ...

Oct 12, 2021

Canucks forward Brandon Sutter still experiencing COVID-19 symptoms: GM

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says forward Brandon Sutter is still experiencing COVID-19 symptoms seven months after the virus swept through the team. Benning says the veteran forward ...

Oct 11, 2021