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

January 8, 2021
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

January 3, 2021
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

December 29, 2020
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

December 29, 2020
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 […]

പ്രശസ്ത കവയിത്രി സുഗതകുമാരി അന്തരിച്ചു.

December 23, 2020
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

December 21, 2020
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

December 19, 2020
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

December 18, 2020
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

December 18, 2020
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 […]

1,270 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Wednesday; Red Cross tent hospital to be set up in Edmonton

December 17, 2020
With nearly 750 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, the province has finalized plans for Red Cross Canada to set up an “alternate care centre” or tent hospital at the University […]