Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

COVID cases rising, Jason Kenney hoping for 2022 bounceback : In The News for Dec. 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 29... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 29, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney banks on strong economy in 2022 after tough COVID year
EDMONTON, AB - It was a speech that symbolized Alberta's pandemic politics in 2021: Premier Jason Kenney's boastful, bullhorn-loud, first-out-of-the-gate victory whoop over COVID-19 preceding a crushi...
Dec 29, 2021

Several provinces considering allowing COVID positive health workers to stay on job
Even as some provinces have reported record-high daily COVID-19 case counts, health experts are warning the real infection rate is likely much higher, pointing out that data has been clouded by holida...
Dec 29, 2021

Province reports estimated 8,250 new COVID cases over last five days
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An estimated 8,250 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta over the last five days. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provided preliminary esti...
Dec 28, 2021

Stricter Canadian rules complicate NHL push through pandemic
Sixteen months after choosing Canada as the safest place to complete its season, the NHL now faces a series of hurdles north of the border that complicate its bid to power through the pandemic all ove...
Dec 28, 2021

Wentz joins COVID-19 list as Colts try to earn playoff spot
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carson Wentz is expected to miss Sunday's key game against Las Vegas after the Indianapolis Colts placed their starting quarterback on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday. It was not...
Dec 28, 2021

Air force reporting progress in fight for pilots as COVID-19 ravages airlines
OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force is reporting progress in his long-running fight to recruit and retain more pilots. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Lt.-Gen. Al Meinzinge...
Dec 28, 2021

U.S. forfeits world junior hockey game to Swiss because of COVID-19 quarantine
EDMONTON - Defending champion United States forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship because two players tested positive for COVID-19. The American te...
Dec 28, 2021

Nets' Irving clears NBA protocols, Hawks add to COVID list
Kyrie Irving is a step closer to making his season debut. The Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Irving, along with Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge, have cleared the NB...
Dec 28, 2021

Alberta Opposition wants answers on how UCP government handled pandemic
EDMONTON - The Opposition in Alberta hopes to build on a buoyant 2021 during which the New Democrats outpaced Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives in popularity polls and fundraising. NDP Leade...
Dec 28, 2021