COVID-19 Coronavirus

Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight

MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...

Jul 27, 2022

Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends 'strict isolation'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday. That's according to a letter the White House releas...

Jul 27, 2022

Dolegala stepping up at QB for Roughriders as COVID-depleted Saskatchewan hosts Argos

REGINA - The circumstances may be strange but Jake Dolegala isn't about to pass up on the opportunity to be the starting quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. It's been a tough week for the Ro...

Jul 23, 2022

'Protect the little ones:' Saskatchewan begins vaccinating young kids against COVID

REGINA - Randall Robins sighed with relief after her three-year-old daughter received her first COVID-19 shot. "It was good," Khloe Robinssaid to her mom before looking at stickers a nurse had just gi...

Jul 22, 2022

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'very mild symptoms'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is isolating with "very mild symptoms," the White House said, as new variants of the highly contagious virus challeng...

Jul 21, 2022

Biden scraps announcing crime plan after positive COVID test

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he had planned to propose a steep funding increase for police on Thursday, after testing positive for COVID-19. Th...

Jul 21, 2022

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume nor...

Olivia Thorington Jul 21, 2022

Alberta ends visitor restrictions at AHS acute care sites

LETHBRIDGE, AB - More people can now visit their loved ones in acute care facilities in Alberta.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has rescinded existing visitation limits at AHS acute care, ambulatory car...

Jul 20, 2022

What it means if you're randomly selected at the airport for a COVID-19 test

OTTAWA - You've just returned from a fabulous trip abroad. You make it through Canadian customs, ready to get home and settle back into normal life, or at least the new normal you've established since...

Jul 20, 2022

Roughriders cancel practice after six more players test positive for COVID-19

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders cancelled their practice Wednesday after six additional players tested positive for COVID-19. The team said in a release it has 10 players in various stages of CO...

Jul 20, 2022