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Ontario reports record-high 3,519 new COVID-19 cases on deadliest day of pandemic so far

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,519 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as 89 more deaths of people with the illness — the deadliest day so far of […]

COVID-19 restrictions extended for 2 weeks, K-12 students will return to classrooms Monday: Kenney

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney announced on Thursday Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions will be extended until at least Jan. 21. He also said students who chose to learn in person will […]

Fewer tests, 400 cases: Alberta reports lowest daily COVID-19 case count in months

EDMONTON — Alberta reported about 400 new cases of COVID-19 in a preliminary update by the chief medical officer of health Sunday morning. The last time a daily case count […]

‘This is a deadly disease;’ Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19

Canada surpassed 15,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, and at least one infectious disease expert says the somber milestone should be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks the dangers of […]

1 case of U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in Alberta

EDMONTON — Alberta has confirmed one case of the COVID-19 variant in a person who recently arrived from the United Kingdom. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed […]

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മലയാളമാകെ കവിതയുടെ രാത്രിമഴ പെയ്യിച്ച കവയിത്രി സുഗതകുമാരി ഇനി ഓര്‍മ. എണ്‍പത്തിയാറ് വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. കോവിഡ് ബാധയെത്തുടര്‍ന്ന് തിരുവനന്തപുരം മെഡിക്കല്‍ കോളേജിലെ തീവ്രപരിചരണത്തിലിരിക്കെയായിരുന്നു അന്ത്യം.  ആറന്മുളയിലെ വഴുവേലി തറവാട്ടില്‍ ഗാന്ധിയനും കവിയും കേരള നവോത്ഥാന പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുടെ അമരക്കാരനുമായിരുന്ന ബോധേശ്വരന്റെ (കേശവ പിള്ള) മകളായി […]

Canada restricts travel from U.K. due to new COVID-19 strain

OTTAWA — The federal government is restricting travel from the U.K. for 72 hours in an effort to keep a contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 out […]

Canada surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases

Canada has now recorded more than half a million cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic, adding more than 100,000 cases in the last two weeks. The […]

‘I’m hopeful’: Kenney says decision on 2021 summer events in Alberta expected in February

A decision on whether summer events including the Calgary Stampede will go ahead in Alberta in 2021 and, if so, what they’ll look like, is expected to be made in […]

As province reports 30 more deaths, Albertans urged to respect gathering restrictions over holidays

As the province nears 800 COVID-19-related deaths, its chief medical officer of health is using the sobering statistic to encourage Albertans to follow public health orders over the holidays. “This […]