COVID-19 Coronavirus

Alberta not proceeding with Premier Smith's bill to protect COVID-19 unvaccinated

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rolling back on a promise to introduce legislation this fall that would have outlawed restrictions on people not vaccinated against COVID-19.Government...

Nov 28, 2022

Schools must provide access to in-person classes, says Alberta premier

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says students need to be able to attend classes in person if they choose to do so.Under new regulatory changes that take effect on Thursday, November 24...

Olivia Thorington Nov 24, 2022

Alberta education minister says she will listen to top doctor about masks in schools

CALGARY, AB - Alberta's education minister says she will take advice from the province's new chief medical health officer on whether to allow school boards to bring in mask mandates in schools with re...

Nov 17, 2022

Montreal COVID response had negative 'collateral impacts' on population, report finds

MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic and the health measures brought in to limit it caused widespread collateral impacts that disproportionately harmed the most vulnerable, Montreal's public health direct...

Nov 15, 2022

Alberta premier says no school mask rules as viral cases rise, jamming hospitals

EDMONTON, AB - Premier Danielle Smith says she won't mandate masks in schools as Alberta fights a wave of viral illnesses sending thousands of students home sick and pushing hospital capacity to dange...

Nov 15, 2022

Cambodian PM tests positive for COVID after hosting summit

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Group of 20 meetings in Bali, just days after hosting many world leaders, including ...

Nov 14, 2022

New Democrats call for independent review of government's COVID-19 response

OTTAWA - It's time for Canadians to find out how well the federal government handled COVID-19 with a public inquiry into Canada's pandemic response, says the NDP. With the final federal public-health ...

Nov 14, 2022

Guilbeault optimistic about targets even as Canada's emissions rebound post-pandemic

OTTAWA - Canada's carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year as the return to no...

Nov 11, 2022

Tam warns of flu upswing, new COVID-19 variants as viral triple threat continues

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor is warning of "increased growth" in new COVID-19 variants and an upswing in seasonal influenza cases, just as a surge of respiratory syncytial virus inundates hospitals. C...

Nov 10, 2022

Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has referred to the ...

Nov 08, 2022