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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 return to the classroom on Monday. Kenney reported 968 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 6.4 per cent, 871 hospitalizations with 139 people in

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 from the province numbered in the 400s was Oct. 28. Dr. Deena Hinshaw noted fewer tests – about 8,100, or less than half of what

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 the disease are overhyped. Quebec reported 37 deaths Monday, pushing Canada past 15,000. Health officials in that province said seven deaths took place in the

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 the case during an in-person update on Monday afternoon. “The good news is that this individual did everything they were supposed to do, following quarantine,

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 1934 ജനുവരി ഇരുപത്തി രണ്ടിനാണ് സുഗതകുമാരി ജനിച്ചത്. അക്കാലത്തെ പ്രശസ്ത സംസ്‌കൃതം പണ്ഡിതയായ വി. കെ കാര്‍ത്യായനി ടീച്ചറായിരുന്നു അമ്മ. തത്വശാസ്ത്രത്തില്‍ തിരുവനന്തപുരം യൂണിവേഴ്സ്റ്റി കോളേജില്‍ നിന്നും ബിരുദാനന്തര ബിരുദമെടുത്തശേഷം ധര്‍മാര്‍ഥ കാമമോക്ഷങ്ങളിലെ മോക്ഷം

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 of Canada. The travel ban comes into effect first thing Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter after an hours-long meeting with members of

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 grim milestone came after Saskatchewan reported 252 new cases of the disease today, bringing the national tally to 500,242. Quebec also set a new case

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 the coming months. “I’ve said to Dr. Hinshaw and our team that I believe, by the end of February, we need to give a very

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 year we can and must celebrate differently. Holiday gatherings with people outside of your household are not only against the restrictions that are in place,

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 of Alberta’s Butterdome. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Wednesday the facility would create 100 more inpatient beds if needed, but that