Health

1,699 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday

EDMONTON, AB- Due to a technical problem, the government of Alberta has released only limited COVID-19 data for Wednesday, April 21.Over the past 24 hours, there were 1,699 new cases confirmed out of ...

Apr 21, 2021

Alberta introducing three hours of paid leave for workers getting COVID vaccine

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A financial barrier that has kept some people from getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has been removed.Minister of Immigration and Labour Jason Copping says the government will be in...

Apr 21, 2021

Vaccination clinic at Alberta beef plant postponed

HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A vaccination clinic for thousands of workers at a southern Alberta beef-packing plant has been postponed due to a delay in a shipment of the Moderna vaccine.Cargill spokesman Dani...

Apr 21, 2021

Edmonton Catholic and public school students grades 7 to 12 going to online learning

COVID-19 outbreaks have prompted Edmonton public and Catholic schools to shift junior high and high school students online for the next two weeks starting Wednesday.Teacher shortages were a factor in ...

Apr 21, 2021

Kenney says Albertans flocking to COVID vaccines as more become eligible

Premier Jason Kenney says more than 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered in Alberta in the past 24 hours and nearly 70,000 appointments are booked for the next 10 days. Kenney say...

Apr 20, 2021

Red Deer with 483 active cases of COVID-19, walk-in clinic opens in city

Red Deer was among five communities in Alberta on Tuesday that has now opened up walk-in clinics for those who are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccination.The others included Lethbridge, Fort M...

Apr 20, 2021

Alberta drops AstraZeneca vaccine eligibility to age 40

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has expanded the eligibility for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.Beginning Tuesday, April 20, Albertans aged 40 or over will be able to get the AstraZeneca sh...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 19, 2021

Live events with no COVID restrictions could return in Alberta this summer

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health has offered a potential timeline for when live events can once again be held in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw wrote to industry stakeholders...

Apr 16, 2021

Kenney sowing distrust with misleading COVID-19 anecdotes, statements: NDP

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney is sowing distrust by recounting misleading anecdotes to illustrate COVID-19 policy decisions. "I think this is about trust. I think this is a...

Apr 16, 2021

Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...

Apr 16, 2021