COVID-19 Coronavirus

Static number of new Covid cases - Premier Kenney concedes to help to alleviate hospital strain

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With Alberta hospitals under extreme stress during the fourth wave of this pandemic, Premier Jason Kenney says health care workers from the Canadian Military, Canadian Red Cross, an...

Sep 30, 2021

Kenney to speak as COVID-19 caseloads continue to overwhelm Alberta's hospital system

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to speak later today on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that continues to overwhelm the provincial health system. Kenney is to meet with reporters alongside Tim ...

Sep 30, 2021

'Ready to respond': Ottawa reiterates COVID-19 support for Saskatchewan

REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to provide any supports necessary to help Saskatchewan with its COVID-19 crisis. In a conversation with Premier Scott Moe yesterday, the Prime Minis...

Sep 30, 2021

Thomaidis: sense of sadness leaving on low note of pandemic, Olympics

There's a sense of sadness in leaving the job on a low note, but Lisa Thomaidis is also looking forward to coming up for air after nearly a decade of juggling two head coaching jobs. Canada Basketball...

Sep 30, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30

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 Sept. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 30, 2021

Edmonton Elks say general manager medically exempt from COVID-19 vaccine policy

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks say general manager Brock Sunderland is medically exempt from a team policy requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The club issued a statement Wednesday ...

Sep 29, 2021

AHS reports 34 COVID deaths in one day in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the 24 hours.1,682 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 296,...

Sep 29, 2021

Kenney & Trudeau meet to mainly discuss pandemic aid for Alberta

EDMONTON, AB - Canada's newly re-elected Prime Minister spoke with Alberta's Premier on Wednesday morning for the first time since the federal election.Officials with the Alberta Government confirmed ...

Sep 29, 2021

B.C. seeks forfeiture of $2.8M condo owned by alleged COVID-19 violator

VICTORIA - A civil action has been filed in British Columbia Supreme Court that could see the owner of a condo in Vancouver stripped of his property after allegedly violating COVID-19 restrictions. Th...

Sep 29, 2021

Alberta's Kenney rejects new health rules as COVID-19 cripples hospitals

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing consistently high COVID-19 cases that are pushing the health system to the brink of collapse, is rejecting new measures and a so-called "firebreak" lock...

Sep 28, 2021