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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 27, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 27, 2021. There are 1,371,073 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,371,073 confirmed cases (42,104 active...
May 27, 2021
B.C. aims for end of summer for second vaccine shot for all, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she's set an end-of-summer target for everyone in the province to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced Thursda...
May 27, 2021
Faith, political leaders unite in rally against antisemitism
Faith leaders, celebrities and lawmakers across the political spectrum joined Thursday to condemn a rise in antisemitic incidents around the world triggered by the recent conflict between Israel and G...
May 27, 2021
Bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC, B.C. - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery "unthinkable."The band confirmed Thursday it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the fo...
May 27, 2021
Pop-up COVID immunization clinic Friday in Rimbey
Alberta Health Services is holding a pop-up COVID-19 immunization clinic Friday in Rimbey. AHS says Rimbey has been selected for this one-day clinic to help support the province's reopening strategy, ...
May 27, 2021
Alek Manoah overwhelms Yankees in debut, leads Blue Jays to 2-0 win
NEW YORK (AP) - A poised and confident Alek Manoah dominated the New York Yankees with six innings of two-hit ball to win his major league debut, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-...
May 27, 2021
Calgary Stampede a calculated risk, potential example for post-COVID behaviour: mayor
EDMONTON - The Calgary Stampede, increasingly touted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as the brass ring for defeating COVID-19, won't look like the whoop-up of years past if it goes ahead, says the cit...
May 27, 2021
Kenney says reopening plan a response to vaccine science; Hinshaw calls it prudent
Premier Jason Kenney is defending the province's Open For Summer plan, calling it a safe and cautious plan to reopen Alberta and get back to normal.And the chief medical officer of health calls threw ...
May 27, 2021
Taxes going down in Penhold
There's good news in Penhold as property tax rates will be going down this year. This past year the opening and closing of the Penhold Regional Multiplex, reduced programing, staff lay-offs and furthe...
May 27, 2021
Expert panel recommends Liberal government end COVID-19 quarantine hotel stay
OTTAWA - Canada's requirement for air travellers to quarantine for up to three days at a hotel is an expensive, inconsistent policy that contains loopholes and should be ditched, according to a new re...
May 27, 2021