Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
Oilers take long route from Edmonton to L.A., avoiding COVID-19 testing
LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers took the long way to get to L.A. ahead of Game 3 in their first-round playoff series against the Kings. Instead of taking a charter flight directly to California, the...
May 06, 2022
Asian Games in China postponed over spread of COVID-19
Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year's Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the s...
May 06, 2022
Asian Games in China postponed over spread of COVID-19
Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year's Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the s...
May 06, 2022
Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic
OTTAWA - A report sent to the House of Commons ethics committee shows that Canadians' movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via their mobile phones without ...
May 05, 2022
Alberta allows physicians, other healthcare workers to prescribe Paxlovid for COVID
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is making a pill to treat COVID-19 more accessible by allowing doctors and other healthcare workers to prescribe the drug.Health Minister Jason Copping sa...
May 05, 2022
AHS reports 819 daily cases in Alberta this past week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from April 26 to May 2, 2022.Over that time, 5,735 cases were confirme...
May 04, 2022
Blinken tests positive for COVID; has mild symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner and related events ...
May 04, 2022
Quebec to end COVID-19 mask mandate May 14, last province to remove health order
MONTREAL - Quebec's interim public health director says the province's COVID-19 mask mandate for indoor public spaces will end on May 14. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters in Quebec City that masking wil...
May 04, 2022
COVID-19 is killing fewer people, but Quebec still reporting dozens of deaths daily
MONTREAL - Percylla Battista said she last spoke to her sister, Maggie Quart Robitaille, a week before Quart Robitaille tested positive for COVID-19. "She was feeling pretty good," Battista said in a ...
May 01, 2022
How the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping who will be the next Conservative party leader
OTTAWA - The last time federal Conservatives were picking a leader, their race was transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years later, they are at it again. But this time, the race is hap...
May 01, 2022