Albertans

Calgary’s Sergey Abramov clutched the screen of his phone, his eyes fixed on a video from Russia. A child is heard crying for his papa, who is reportedly being sent to fight in Ukraine.Abramov and his wife Tatiana Artemyeva have…

On the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw tried Tuesday to reconcile an "extraordinary" past two years with an uncertain future. "Two years ago today, I shared the news that we had our first…

Immunocompromised Albertans and their loved ones are anxious that the elimination of most COVID-19 measures will open the door to even more risk, so they're trying to plan a safe path forward. The province lifted its indoor mask mandate on…

The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 has surpassed 1,000, a milestone not seen since the peak of the fourth wave last fall. Updated COVID-19 statistics released Monday by the Alberta government say there are 1,007 people in…

Rapid COVID-19 test kits are becoming a hot holiday item as Alberta braces for an increase in cases of the Omicron variant. Select pharmacies and Alberta Health Services sites are now handing out the antigen tests but supplies are limited.…

Two prominent doctors have signed their names to a letter addressed to Albertans calling on them to demand that the provincial government release its latest COVID-19 modelling that is guiding its pandemic-related decisions. In a…

Recent rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death among unvaccinated Albertans have been at least eight times higher — and as much as 60 times higher — compared to the fully vaccinated population, depending on…

Alberta's fourth wave of COVID-19 has put the greatest strain on its health-care system to date, with about 200 patients now in intensive care units and internal modelling suggesting the situation could get worse for weeks to come.…

Albertans planning to visit B.C. in the coming months will likely have to provide proof of vaccination to attend many non-essential events and venues in the province. Premier John Horgan and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bonnie Henry…

People around the world are watching in shock as tragedy unfolds in Haiti, and Albertans with connections to the tropical island are doing what they can to help. Two days after a powerful earthquake hit the impoverished nation,…