COVID-19 Coronavirus

Quebec Premier François Legault tests positive for COVID-19, says he's feeling good

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Legault announced on social media he started to feel symptoms this afternoon and tested positive later in the day. The 64-year-...

Mar 24, 2022

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts

VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...

Mar 24, 2022

AHS no longer reporting active COVID cases in first weekly update

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past four days.Previous note: starting on the week of Monday, March 21, COVID-19 da...

Mar 23, 2022

Calgary Flames file lawsuit against insurers for $125 million in losses due to COVID

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames organization has filed a lawsuit against its insurers for an estimated $125 million in losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Hockey League halted the hockey se...

Mar 22, 2022

Wright headlines CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game as event returns after pandemic hiatus

KITCHENER, Ont. - Shane Wright faced the same uncertainty every junior hockey player experienced the last two years. The shutdowns, restarts, postponements and cancellations brought on by COVID-19 - t...

Mar 22, 2022

White House press secretary Jen Psaki positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she has tested positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for meetings on Russia's invas...

Mar 22, 2022

When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says

OTTAWA - What will it take for the federal government to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates? Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it's complicated. The minister is being asked today about specific benchm...

Mar 21, 2022

Montreal St. Patrick's Day parade is back, 2 years after being cancelled over COVID

Montrealers embraced the rain and cold weather today to enjoy their first St. Patrick's Day parade since 2019. The 197th edition was back this year as COVID-19 protocols are being lifted across the pr...

Mar 20, 2022

Scots reshuffle lineup in women's world curling because of COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Scotland called in another player ahead of its Saturday opener at the women's world curling championship because the skip and alternate have tested positive for COVID-19. Beth Fa...

Mar 19, 2022

Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts

Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue them past the pan...

Mar 19, 2022