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Winter storm pummels Edmonton, tow bans and travel advisories issued

A winter storm enveloped Edmonton and central Alberta on Monday, combining almost four seasons’ worth of weather in one day. The storm began in the early afternoon by dumping between two to six millimetres of rain that changed to snow before the supper hour as winds gusted up to 58 km/h to create near white-out […]

Canadians are moving to the smaller communities

New population data from Statistics Canada shows that Canadians are continuing to move away from large, urban centres amid the COVID-19 pandemic, opting instead to live in smaller communities located near big cities. The new report, released Thursday, found that Carleton Place, Ont., which is located approximately 46 kilometres outside of Ottawa, saw its population grow […]

നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങള്‍ മത ചടങ്ങുകള്‍ക്കും ബാധകമാക്കി; കോടതികളുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം ഓണ്‍ലൈനില്‍.

തി രു വനന്തപു രം : കോ വി ഡ് വ്യാ പനം രൂ ക്ഷമാ യ സാ ഹചര്യ ത്തി ല്‍ സം സ്ഥാ നത്ത്ഏര്‍പ്പെ ടു ത്തി യ നി യന്ത്രണങ്ങള്‍ മത ചടങ്ങു കള്‍ക്കും ബാ ധകമാ ക്കി . ടി .പി .ആര്‍20ന് മു കളി ലു ള്ള സ്ഥലങ്ങളി ല്‍ മതചടങ്ങു കള്‍ക്ക് 50 പേ ര്‍ക്കു മാ ത്രം അനു മതിനല്‍കും .കോ ടതി കളു ടെ പ്ര […]

Alberta plans to end single-site order for continuing-care workers next month

Move would allow people to work at multiple facilities caring for elderly Albertans ner if continuing-care facility operators are struggling with staff shortages, an Alberta Health spokesperson said. (David Bajer/CBC)144 comments The Alberta government plans to rescind a public health order barring healthcare workers from working at more than one continuing-care facility by mid-February, if not sooner. Last fall, […]

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Jan. 14

The latest COVID-19 numbers: Alberta COVID-19 infections are at record highs as the highly infectious Omicron variant spreads through the province. The following numbers were released Jan. 13: Hospitalizations: There were 786 people with COVID in Alberta hospitals on Jan. 13. A week previous, on Jan. 5, there were 553 infected patients in hospital. There were 79 people with COVID in intensive care on Jan. 13, compared with 54 on Jan. 5. […]

New poll suggests most Albertans expect to contract Omicron variant, divided on removing restrictions

CALGARY –  Alberta continues to hold out against introducing further public health measures despite pressure from within the medical community, and a new poll suggests most Albertans agree with the province. According to a poll conducted by Angus Reid, 57 percent of Albertan surveyed expect to contract Omicron regardless of the precautions they take. The response […]

Canadian home prices expected to rise by 10.5 percent in 2022

Canadian home prices are expected to rise by 10.5 percent in 2022, with Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax projected to see the largest increases. According to the new survey from real estate firm Royal LePage, next year’s forecast follows a record-breaking year in 2021, when housing prices jumped by 21.4 percent. “While some believe that housing is […]

Renovations underway to convert 2 former Edmonton hotels into affordable housing units

Construction is underway to convert two former Edmonton hotels into permanent affordable housing units for the city’s most vulnerable. Member of the federal and municipal governments spoke Wednesday morning about two projects currently underway in Edmonton that will see the addition of 138 new permanent, affordable housing units. The former Days Inn Hotel on University […]

Supposed ‘Deltacron’ variant might be a lab error, removed from the database

References to a supposed “Deltacron” variant have been removed from a leading COVID-19 genome database following heavy scrutiny from skeptics who believed the results may have stemmed from lab error. Deltacron, named because of its supposed genetic similarities to both the Omicron and Delta variants, was first reported by Dr. Leondios Kostrikis, head of the laboratory […]

COVID-19 booster dose helped ‘neutralize’ Omicron

New research out of Europe has found that a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could produce sufficient antibodies to “neutralize” the Omicron variant. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and Vaccine Research Institute in France, together with KU Leuven in Belgium and Orléans Regional Hospital, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (AP-HP), Inserm and the CNRS, also in […]