COVID-19 Coronavirus

Territory's first since June: Nunavut reports case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet

IQALUIT - Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19, the territory's first since June. The case is in Rankin Inlet, a community of about 3,000 people in Nunavut's central region. Acting chief publ...

Sep 03, 2021

Mask mandate returning in Alberta Saturday, other new measures announced

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's time to dust off your face masks - you will need them once again.The Government of Alberta announced a series of "temporary measures" Friday to curb the rising tide of COVID-19 c...

Sep 03, 2021

New report highlights the biggest impact COVID-19 has had on kids

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new report has some startling figures about how the pandemic is affecting children across the country.Raising Canada 2021 shows the last 18 months has accelerated and amplified th...

Sep 03, 2021

O'Toole, Singh target Trudeau over pandemic election call

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is finding himself under fire this morning from his political opponents over the timing of an election call during the fourth wave of COVID-19. Trudeau triggered...

Sep 03, 2021

Officials reinstate COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings in northern B.C.

British Columbia has reinstated restrictions on gatherings in the Northern Health region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Delta variant. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry s...

Sep 02, 2021

1,339 new COVID cases in Alberta Thursday

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,339 cases were confirmed across the province. That bri...

Sep 02, 2021

Quebec judge rules boy, 12, can get COVID-19 vaccine despite father's opposition

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge says a mother is allowed to have her 12-year-old son vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the father's opposition. In a judgment rendered last week, Justice Ali...

Sep 02, 2021

70% of eligible Albertans are fully vaccinated

EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced that more than 2.6 million Albertans are now fully immunized against COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses.70 per cent have received both doses with 78.2...

Sep 02, 2021

Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report

Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors contributed to the high COVID-19 death toll in the province. Joanne Castonguay released he...

Sep 02, 2021

2/3 Alberta businesses oppose proof of vaccination mandate

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The majority of business owners in the province say it should not be mandatory for customers to prove they have been immunized against COVID-19 to access their services.That is accord...

Sep 02, 2021