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‘Truly alarming’: Alberta reports 2,433 new COVID-19 cases

Positivity rate tops 12 per cent, new cases surpass 2,000 for third consecutive day Alberta topped 2,000 daily new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day Saturday, as the province’s third wave reaches heights unseen during the pandemic.  The province reported 2,433 new cases on Saturday, the single-highest daily case count since the start of […]

Albertans in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s are ending up in ICU with COVID-19 faster than ever before

Intensive-care admissions reach new peaks, raising concerns over variants and long-term health effects More Albertans in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s are ending up in ICU with COVID-19 than ever before, according to a breakdown of data published by Alberta Health. This comes as case rates have soared among these age groups, most of whom […]

Alberta reports 1,592 new cases of COVID-19, alongside 5 additional deaths

The province reported 1,592 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, and an additional five deaths. In the last 24 hours, 17,725 lab tests for COVID-19 were completed, with a positivity rate of around nine per cent.  Alberta identified another 1,132 variant cases. Of the province’s 19,702 active cases, just over 60 per cent are variants.  On […]

Alberta reports 1,857 COVID-19 cases, identifies B.1.617 variant infection

EDMONTON — Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 1,857 COVID-19 cases on Thursday — Alberta’s third highest one-day count since the pandemic began. Alberta also has its first case of the B.1.617 variant first identified in Denmark and “a key driver in the rapidly spreading cases that we are seeing in India,” the chief medical officer of […]

Canada bans flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days

The federal government will ban passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days amid rising COVID-19 case counts in India and concerns about mutations of the coronavirus. At a virtual press conference this evening, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said that because an increasing number of travellers from both countries have been arriving in Canada with COVID-19, all commercial […]

Canada’s border restrictions to remain in place another month, at least

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s international and U.S. border restrictions will be in place for another month, at least. In a pair of announcements made Tuesday, Blair said that Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel, as well as the […]

Filing 2020 taxes late could lead to months of delays for COVID-19 financial aid, says CRA

TORONTO — With all there is to worry about regarding the pandemic and our working lives, the idea of rushing to file income tax returns on time this year may seem a bit quaint. But anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVD-19 relief benefits going forward could face delays of up to two […]

Alberta lowering eligibility for AstraZeneca vaccine from age 55 to 40 Tuesday

CALGARY — More than 500,000 additional Albertans will be eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday after Premier Jason Kenney said in a tweet Sunday evening the province is lowering the benchmark age to qualify for the AstraZeneca vaccine from 55 to 40 years old. The decision comes on the heels of a similar announcement from […]

Get vaccinated. It’s safe and easy.

Get vaccinated. Everyone 55+ and many Albertans 16+ with health conditions can book now. Find out when you can too. COVID-19 vaccines help prevent you from getting infected and protect you from getting severely sick if you do get it. All vaccines are safe, effective and save lives. Albertans are being vaccinated in phases so people […]

Travellers’ frustrations mount as Canada’s new hotel quarantine rules take effect

OTTAWA — A new Canadian health order requiring a three-day hotel quarantine for air travellers got off to a rocky start on Monday, as some passengers complained of long waits to access the hotel-booking system. Across Canada and abroad, travellers spoke of disconnected calls and hours or even days waiting on the line to make […]