COVID-19 Coronavirus

Active COVID cases falling in Alberta, but hospitalizations and deaths remain high

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.1,263 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to...

Oct 06, 2021

AHS blasts viral speech claiming ivermectin use at Rimbey Hospital

RED DEER, AB. -- Alberta Health Services is hitting back at what it calls more 'extremely disappointing' COVID-related misinformation.This after an inflammatory blog post and video published Sunday fr...

Oct 06, 2021

Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers

OTTAWA, ON - The core public service, air travel and rail employees and travellers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada's new mandatory vaccine poli...

Oct 06, 2021

Moderna asks Health Canada to authorize booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - U.S. drugmaker Moderna is asking Health Canada to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company submitted data on a booster shot that is half the size of the doses used to giv...

Oct 06, 2021

Military begins COVID-19 work at Edmonton hospital as Alberta battles fourth wave

EDMONTON, AB - Canadian military nurses will begin work at an Edmonton hospital today (Oct. 6) to help alleviate pressure on a critical care unit overburdened with COVID-19 patients.The Canadian Armed...

Olivia Thorington Oct 06, 2021

Seniors advocate to release review of COVID-19 outbreaks at B.C. care facilities

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is set to release a review of COVID-19 outbreaks in the province's care facilities. Isobel Mackenzie said last spring the review will examine more than t...

Oct 06, 2021

Trudeau expected to announce all federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make good today on his election promise to require all federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Trudeau is expected to announce at a news ...

Oct 06, 2021

Emergency summit grapples with health system debilitated by COVID-19

OTTAWA - More than 30 national and provincial health organizations are trying to decide which of the devastating effects COVID-19 has taken on Canadian health care to tackle first, as they work to ste...

Oct 06, 2021

663 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday, 26 deaths

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.In that time, 663 cases were confirmed across the province bringing the...

Oct 05, 2021

Province announces new steps to combat COVID-19

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced new steps to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19.Premier Jason Kenney says, starting at 8:00 am on Wednesday, October 6, any Albertans aged 75 a...

Oct 05, 2021