Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Canada to buy 40 million Moderna COVID-19 doses in next two years: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will buy another 40 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine over the next two years. Trudeau tweeted about the agreement with the Massachusetts-b...
Aug 14, 2021

582 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.582 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total ...
Aug 13, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021

Alberta pausing timeline for COVID transition, continuing testing
EDMONTON, AB - The province along with Alberta Health Services (AHS) will be pausing their next step of the COVID-19 reopening plan due to a spike in cases. After closely monitoring COVID-19 in Albert...
Aug 13, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and ...
Aug 13, 2021

Medicine Hat continues to drive new South Zone COVID cases, 550 provincially
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.550 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tota...
Aug 12, 2021

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities
VANCOUVER - Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Hea...
Aug 12, 2021

AHS concerned about community spread of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat and area
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services says community spread of COVID-19 driven by variants continues to be a concern in the Medicine Hat and Cypress County area.On Wednesday, there were 322 activ...
Aug 12, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 12, 2021

Alberta sees 501 new COVID cases in one day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across the province.For the last few months, LNN has only been doing COVID updates once per week, but we have reached our threshold of 500 ne...
Aug 11, 2021