COVID-19 Coronavirus

Active COVID cases surpass 11K in Alberta as 1,018/day confirmed this weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics compiled over the past three days.1,231 cases were confirmed on Friday, 960 on Saturday, a...

Aug 30, 2021

Third Covid vaccine doses available September 1

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- All seniors living in care facilities and immunocompromised Albertans will have a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine available to them as of Wednesday, Sept. 1. The province has again p...

Aug 30, 2021

Nathan Neudorf clarifies comments on Alberta COVID plans

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf faced backlash on comments he made last week regarding COVID-19 in unvaccinated Albertans, he wants to clarify what he said.In comments made t...

Aug 30, 2021

Curling Canada to require COVID-19 vaccinations to attend or play in events

Curling Canada says all athletes, fans, staff and media will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to participate in or attend affiliated events. The country's governing body for curli...

Aug 30, 2021

Quebec Health Department recommends third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who are immunocompromised or on dialysis. The department said today its recommendation is based on adv...

Aug 30, 2021

Author Murakami criticizes Japan PM over pandemic measures

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in his monthly radio show Sunday criticized the country's prime minister, saying Yoshihide Suga has ignored a growing COVID-19 surge and public concerns ...

Aug 30, 2021

Edmonton Elks revise number of COVID-19 cases following false positive

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks say they have gone three-straight days without recording a new positive COVID-19 test. The news comes a week after Edmonton's game against the Toronto Argonauts, initially...

Aug 29, 2021

Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...

Aug 28, 2021

US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, accordin...

Aug 27, 2021

Elks extend isolation period to 10 days, team's COVID-19 case count remains at 14

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are extending the team's isolation period from seven to 10 days but are reporting no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since last weekend. Fourteen players have tested...

Aug 27, 2021