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A military contingent is expected to be in position Monday to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses who will help Alberta fight COVID-19. Last Thursday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the Canadian Armed Forces…

The federal government is ready to help Alberta in its fight against COVID-19, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair says. In a statement posted to Twitter Thursday, Blair confirmed Ottawa will assist…

Canada’s top doctor says Alberta’s COVID-19 response is an example of the kind of consequences a jurisdiction can face if it reopens too soon. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, told reporters at a news…

For 19 months, provinces across Canada have been coming up with ways to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In and out of waves, each province has handled COVID-19 differently and has seen ups and downs. Now in a Delta-driven fourth…

CALGARY -- The Liberal candidate running in the riding of Calgary Centre says she is "really mad" but "not entirely shocked" after two of her volunteers were spat on and hit with brochures after they dropped literature at an…

CALGARY -- The Alberta government's new COVID-19 restrictions regarding masking and a curfew on serving liquor are now in force, but some events say they've gotten an "exemption" from officials.On Friday, Premier Jason…

CALGARY -- Murwarid Ziayee can’t go more than a few hours without tears streaming down her face as she worries about the safety of her family and friends back home in Afghanistan.“I’m broken and the past three weeks have…

EDMONTON -- Public health experts are wondering why Alberta is choosing to dish out $100 to those who decide to get vaccinated now and whether the measure will effectively respond to a surge in COVID-19 cases.Premier Jason…

CALGARY -- Alberta Health Services (AHS) is taking further steps to ease the burden on the province's health care system, now that COVID-19 cases are spiking once more.Starting Friday morning, the agency says it will be…

EDMONTON -- The number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta hospitals and intensive care units continued to break months-old records Monday as the province added more than 3,000 cases over the weekend. Monday's report includes…