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Experts cautiously optimistic as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a third year,many experts are expressing cautious optimismthat Canada has passed the need for lockdowns and the widespread safety protocols that marked much of ...

Mar 13, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...

Mar 12, 2022

Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - After a perfect round-robin at the Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's side dropped a 4-3 decision to Canada's Brendan Bottcher in Friday's playoff seeding game after vice Mark Nichol...

Mar 12, 2022

'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates

VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...

Mar 11, 2022

Second pandemic anniversary doesn't mark the end of COVID-19: Dr. Howard Njoo

OTTAWA - The news conference at the beginning of 2020 wasn't all that different from the many Dr. Howard Njoo had held in the past. The public health veteran helped to manage the first avian flu cases...

Mar 11, 2022

COVID hospitalizations drop across Alberta Thursday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.552 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 53...

Mar 10, 2022

Speedskater Weidemann to miss World Cup final after positive COVID-19 test

CALGARY - Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann has withdrawn from this weekend's World Cup final in the Netherlands after testing positive for COVID-19. Speed Skating Canada said Weidemann underwen...

Mar 10, 2022

B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards

VICTORIA - British Columbia will lift its mask mandate, restore long-term care visits and drop capacity limits on faith gatherings starting Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said case...

Mar 10, 2022

Health workers prescribe radical changes to health care to treat pandemic burnout

OTTAWA, ON - Canada's ailing health systems need some drastic intervention from federal and provincial governments if there is any hope of reviving them post-pandemic, an emergency summit of nearly 40...

Olivia Thorington Mar 10, 2022

Only 37 new COVID cases confirmed in South Zone Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.552 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 5...

Mar 09, 2022