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St. Paul daycare confirms outbreak as nine staff members test positive for virus

St. Paul daycare aims to reopen by Dec. 1

Nov 20, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >

Rapidly rising COVID cases lead to tougher restrictions in Banff, Canmore

“If we see increasing COVID cases going into hospital, the only way to provide the space to care for them is to stop doing other services … Albertans who need other care could end up having their health conditions worsen as these COVID cases rises."

Nov 19, 2020 11:15 PM Read more >

Alberta expecting 680,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine early in new year

Alberta reported 730 new infections Wednesday, with 287 people in hospital and 57 of them in intensive care.

Nov 19, 2020 7:30 PM Read more >

COVID-19 contact notifications change once again

Alberta Health Services defines a close contact as anyone who has been within two metres (six feet) of a positive case for 15 minutes or more of cumulative contact, without consistent and appropriate use of personal protective equipment

Nov 19, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Alberta health minister defends province's COVID-tracing app despite few contacts

Alberta Health says ABTraceTogether has to date identified 70 close contacts in 19 cases.

Nov 18, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

Alberta records 20 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

“These measures in place right now are literally life or death."

Nov 17, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Edmonton long-term care facility has 10 COVID-19 deaths, dozens of cases

A total of 383 Albertans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic started

Nov 12, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

Doctors, health unions urge Alberta to take short, sharp action on COVID-19

EDMONTON — More than 430 Alberta doctors and three major health unions are urging Premier Jason Kenney to invoke short, sharp public health restrictions to reverse a soaring rate of COVID-19.

Nov 12, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >

'Circuit breaker:' Alberta considering options as COVID-19 cases continue to surge

In the last five days there have been 3,700 new cases of COVID in the province

Nov 11, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >

'Extremely concerning:' Alberta records daily high of about 800 new COVID-19 cases

EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor announced a record-breaking range of 800 new COVID-19 cases in the province Thursday and said new public health restrictions may be on the way.

Nov 6, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >