Alberta Coronavirus

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday an additional seven cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in players and officials involved in the now-cancelled World Juniors tournament. The IIHF said that it had…

The 2022 World Juniors hockey tournament was cancelled Wednesday after multiple COVID-19 cases were found within the teams. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) medical committee, IIHF council, along with the…

Alberta UCP MLAs have been told not to travel internationally over the holidays. In a memo to government caucus MLAs dated Dec. 16, chief government whip Whitney Issik said: “I am directing that Members of Government caucus will…

Two Alberta seniors are hoping their recent experiences with claiming the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) can help others know they’re not alone with their frustrations. CERB was rolled out at the onset of the…

One day after joining the premier, health minister and CEO of Alberta Health Services, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to give another COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak…

A family from Calgary stuck in South Africa due to newly imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions hopes to return home. Aqil Jhetam’s wife, daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov.…

On Tuesday, the health minister told Albertans planning to travel they would be able to download a new version of their COVID-19 vaccine record QR code the next day. But on Wednesday, updated QR codes were not yet available. The…

Starting Wednesday at 8 a.m., parents and guardians of kids aged five to 11 will be able to book an appointment for their child to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The first appointments will be on Friday, the health minister…

Leah Crawford was scheduled to have a hysterectomy on Sept. 15, but five days before her surgery, the Calgary woman learned it had been cancelled. Her procedure has since been re-scheduled for the end of January. “It’s just more…

Ready, set, go: after being closed to most leisure trip vehicle traffic for nearly 20 months, the Canada-U.S. land border will open for fully vaccinated travellers on Nov. 8 and that has snowbirds excited. Canadians getting set…