Health

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020

Trudeau shares COVID-19 update for April 9

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 09, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020

Kenney: Alberta is doing well compared to other jurisdictions, but cautions it's early

Premier Jason Kenney announced another 50 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, putting the provincial total at 1,423. There have also been three new deaths in the province for a total of 29, and...

Apr 08, 2020

50 additional COVID-19 cases in Alberta

The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has risen by 50, according to Wednesday's report from the province, bringing the total to 1,423.That total includes 1,005 cases that are laboratory confirmed an...

Apr 08, 2020

WATCH: Alberta releases details of COVID-19 data modelling

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO of Alberta Health Services, will release extensive modelling data projecting the potential heal...

Apr 08, 2020

Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 8

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...

Apr 08, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)

Kenney says Alberta COVID-19 infections could total 800,000 to one million, deaths between 400 and 6,600

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney presented stark figures Tuesday evening of what the COVID-19 pandemic may hold for Alberta.During an address to the province, Kenney presented a two scenarios, a probable ...

Apr 07, 2020 Screengrab from live stream

Protecting Lives and Livelihoods: Premier Kenney's speech to Albertans

Below is the full text from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's televised address to Albertans on April 7:"Protecting Lives and Livelihoods"Fellow Albertans, I am speaking to you from the Cabinet room in y...

Apr 07, 2020 (Photo: CHAT News Today)