Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

1,168 COVID cases confirmed in Alberta Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,168 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing t...
Aug 27, 2021

Non-urgent surgeries being postponed in Edmonton & North Zones due to COVID spikes
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising people waiting to get non-urgent surgeries in two health zones that they will have to wait a bit longer.Officials are having to create addition...
Aug 27, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba brings back COVID orders, gives more freedom to vaccinated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is bringing back some of its COVID-19 public health orders and will allow only people who are fully vaccinated to go to restaurants, bars, bingo halls and sporting events. Health M...
Aug 27, 2021

Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday, becoming the 13th state to reach the grim milestone while contending with yet another major spike in infections. The benchmark is the ...
Aug 27, 2021

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for kids 12 to 17 years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada has finally given the green light for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to be used to inoculate kids as young as 12. The original approval for Moderna in December 2020 was only for peo...
Aug 27, 2021

Moderna's COVID vaccine approved for Canadians aged 12-17
OTTAWA, ON - Youths in Canada now have another option when it comes to getting immunized against COVID-19.Health Canada announced Friday that Moderna's COVID vaccine has been approved for people aged ...
Aug 27, 2021

AHS confirms 1,112 COVID cases provincially, 105 in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,112 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing...
Aug 26, 2021

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in p...
Aug 26, 2021

Elks announce two more positive COVID tests, bringing total players infected to 14
EDMONTON - Two more Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 14 since the team returned from a game last week against the B.C. Lions. The Elks announced Thursday ...
Aug 26, 2021

Vaccine cards coming to Alberta, but won't be mandatory
EDMONTON, AB - Albertans will soon be able to print off a card to show they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.But province-wide rules requiring proof of vaccination to enter place such as restau...
Aug 26, 2021