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Health Minister Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccination remains the only way out of the pandemic Provinces are likely to introduce mandatory vaccination policies in the coming months to deal with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said today. Duclos said it’s time for the provinces to consider requiring vaccination for everyone medically able to get

“Polar vortex” is a weather term that’s been used more and more in recent years. It’s a swirling weather system that circles in the atmosphere high above the North Pole. Air temperatures in this system can drop as low as – 80 degrees Celsius. Normally, this chilly air is held back by the band of

Israel’s national health providers began administering fourth vaccine shots against COVID-19 on Friday to individuals with compromised immune systems. Tel Aviv:  Israel recorded the first case of “florona” disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, said Arab News said on Thursday. “#Israel records first case of #florona disease, a double infection of #COVID19 and

British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick have each announced shorter isolation periods for vaccinated individuals who test positive for COVID-19. The moves this week follow similar measures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to also shorten the isolation period in the United States. Under the new guidelines, vaccinated people who test

New rules for vaccinated people with COVID-19 take effect Jan. 3 Alberta is reducing the mandatory isolation period for fully vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 to five days from the current 10, Health Minister Jason Copping announced Friday. The change becomes effective Monday, Copping told a news conference. People whose symptoms are resolving after five days

Applications are now open for the expanded Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit, the government said Thursday after adding most provinces and territories to the eligibility list. The benefit, announced in November but expanded on Dec. 22, allows any worker to apply for the support if their workplace has been slapped with capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent

A predicted cold snap has arrived with extreme cold warnings blanketing most of the province. Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings across Alberta on Saturday afternoon. With wind chill, the coldest areas will dip between -40 C and -50 C. Northern Alberta will experience a prolonged period of these conditions possibly going into next weekend, the warning reads. Extreme

Alberta is making rapid tests more readily available and has opened bookings for booster shots to those age 50 and up and all health-care workers, Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday. Indoor gathering limits are also being loosened for the holiday season, with the maximum number of people remaining at 10, but the two household limit

The City of Edmonton is implementing a Phase 1 parking ban Tuesday evening following an overnight snowfall. Residents in the capital region and much of central and northern Alberta woke up to a blanket of fresh snow Tuesday morning. Snowfall warnings remained in place for Edmonton Tuesday morning, as well as areas to the west to

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for much of central Alberta, including the Edmonton region. Some northern Alberta communities like Fort McMurray and Athabasca are also included in the warning, as is the Crowsnest Pass area in southern Alberta. The warning states heavy snow, with the amount between 10 to 20 centimetres, is expected. “Snow will