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EDMONTON — It’s day five of the deep freeze and we still have three more days with highs in the -20s (if you include today). AND…it’s not like the weekend will be WARM, just warmER with highs in the minus teens. So…when does this cold spell end and temperatures return to around -5? Looks like

EDMONTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday Canada will spend $14.9 billion on new transit projects over the next eight years. Trudeau and Catherine McKenna, Canada’s infrastructure and communities minister, said the investment will shorten commutes, create jobs and reduce pollution. “This announcement is a landmark investment in the post COVID recovery that

If you live in Alberta, we’ve got some unfortunate news for you. According to The Weather Network, the coldest place on Earth will be Alberta this coming weekend. Given the weather over the past couple of weeks, it’s not exactly impossible to believe, but it’s still pretty shocking.  Earlier today, Environment Canada issued several winter storm and snowfall

Alberta added an additional 348 cases of COVID-19 Saturday as well as 12 newly reported deaths. New recoveries from COVID-19 — 477 — outweighed new cases and brought active cases down to 6,266 provincially. An additional 2,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Friday. The 348 new cases came from 10,033 tests, giving a positivity rate

TORONTO — As COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out across the country, infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy weighs in on some ‘do’s and don’ts’ as well as other questions Canadians may have about getting the shot. Here are some of the things you should do: DO GET THE VACCINE WHEN IT’S YOUR TURN Vaccine

OTTAWA — Canada’s main airlines are suspending service to popular sun destinations while travellers returning from abroad will quarantine in a designated hotel as they await results of a COVID-19 test administered at the airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. As part of the new restrictions aimed at discouraging travel and reducing the spread

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health confirmed Thursday the province would not be easing any more restrictions anytime soon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 678 new cases of COVID-19. Of 726 people hospitalized due to the disease, 119 are in intensive care. That number, she reminded the public, is on level with the number

OTTAWA — When Canada enters Phase 2 of the national mass COVID-19 immunization effort in April, federal officials are planning to receive “more than” one million doses of approved vaccines every week, on average. Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin, who is leading Canada’s logistical rollout and distribution of vaccines from the Public Health Agency of Canada, called

MONTREAL — As of Saturday, Quebecers will be living under a curfew while the province struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, Premier Francois Legault announced a “shock therapy” of several new lockdown measures on Wednesday afternoon. Among the measures is a curfew that will require Quebecers to be in their homes by 8

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 the entire pandemic for the province. “This has been a significant week for us,” said Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, noting