COVID-19 Coronavirus

AHS reports eight COVID deaths in one day, 1,315 new cases

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,315 cases were confirmed across the province, which i...

Sep 01, 2021

Lockdown orders in N.W.T. to lift this weekend as COVID-19 cases start to decline

YELLOWKNIFE - Two communities in the Northwest Territories under lockdown orders since mid-August will see those orders lifted late Saturday as active cases of COVID-19 start to decline across the ter...

Sep 01, 2021

Quebec launches COVID-19 vaccine passport system across province

MONTREAL - Quebecers are required starting today to show proof of vaccination to access businesses and events the government deems non-essential, such as restaurants, gyms and festivals. The governmen...

Sep 01, 2021

Federal leaders stay central, COVID cure misinformation : In The News for Sept. 1

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. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Sep 01, 2021

U of A health law professor says 'ideological lens' behind unproven COVID-19 treatment

EDMONTON, AB - A health law professor says a belief by some that a medication used to deworm cattle and horses can treat COVID-19 shows how ideology can lead people to embrace misinformation. Timothy ...

Olivia Thorington Sep 01, 2021

Alberta Health requiring all physicians, staff, and contracted providers to be fully vaccinated

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services(AHS) announced that all employees and contracted healthcare providers that are able to be fully vaccinated have to be immunized by October 31, 2021.The policy wi...

Aug 31, 2021

Alberta sees 920 new COVID cases Tuesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.920 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...

Aug 31, 2021

Elks release offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breach of COVID protocols

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have released offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breaching the team's COVID-19 protocols. The Elks announced Ruby's release Tuesday, the last day of the team's 10-day isolat...

Aug 31, 2021

NDP’s Phillips says UCP has abandoned Albertans in COVID’s fourth wave

Alberta's NDP is calling on the United Conservative government to "stop hiding and show leadership" to get the province through the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phi...

Aug 31, 2021

Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave

MONTREAL - It's back-to-school day for thousands of children in Montreal's English-language school system, with both parents and teachers hoping for a more normal experience despite the ongoing COVID-...

Aug 31, 2021