COVID-19 Coronavirus

Nunavut aims to lift public health emergency, COVID-19 restrictions in April

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says the territory will aim to end its public health emergency on April 11. Dr. Michael Patterson says COVID-19 public health measures will als...

Mar 09, 2022

Booster COVID-19 shots available for Albertans ages 12 to 17 starting next week

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health says children between the ages of 12 and 17 can receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine next week, as long as there has been a minimum five months since their second d...

Mar 09, 2022

Alberta introduces legislation to limit COVID-19 rule-making by municipalities

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has introduced legislation to limit the authority of municipalities to impose COVID-19 mask and vaccine rules.Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says municipal...

Olivia Thorington Mar 09, 2022

467 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.467 new cases were confirmed across the province in that time period, b...

Mar 08, 2022

AHS revoking staff COVID vaccine policy March 10

EDMONTON, AB - Health Minister Jason Copping announced Tuesday that Alberta Health Services (AHS) is removing its staff vaccine policy as of 4:00 p.m. March 10, 2022.Copping says it's a good time to r...

Mar 08, 2022

Winnipeg zoo giving COVID-19 vaccine to 55 animals including tigers and snow leopards

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg zoo is giving a COVID-19 vaccine to some of its animals that are considered to be at greater risk of contracting the virus. The Assiniboine Park Zoo says it has begun using a v...

Mar 08, 2022

Alberta COVID hospitalizations drop significantly over past four days

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past four days.1,615 new cases were confirmed across the province in that time period,...

Mar 07, 2022

Queen meets Trudeau in 1st engagement since COVID-19

LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, smiling and greeting him in front of a large bouquet of blue and yellow flowers, the colors of the Ukrainian...

Mar 07, 2022

COVID hospitalizations in Alberta fell by more than 400 in less than one month

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.539 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 52...

Mar 03, 2022

COVID cases remain low in Alberta over last four days

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday. Due to technical issues on AHS' part, a full breakdown was not provided on Monday, so today's report will cover st...

Mar 02, 2022