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Winter storm pummels Edmonton, tow bans and travel advisories issued

January 18, 2022
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 […]

Canadians are moving to the smaller communities

January 16, 2022
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 […]

നിയന്ത്രണങ്ങള്‍ മത ചടങ്ങുകള്‍ക്കും ബാധകമാക്കി; കോടതികളുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനം ഓണ്‍ലൈനില്‍.

January 16, 2022
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 […]

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

January 16, 2022
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 […]

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

January 14, 2022
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 […]

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

January 14, 2022
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 […]

Canadian home prices expected to rise by 10.5 percent in 2022

January 12, 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 […]

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

January 12, 2022
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 […]

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

January 12, 2022
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. […]

COVID-19 booster dose helped ‘neutralize’ Omicron

January 9, 2022
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 […]