COVID-19

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says if new cases don’t start to decline soon more restrictions will be needed. Hinshaw reported 52 per cent of active cases in Alberta are now variants of the virus and hospitalizations are continuing to increase. “If we do not see …

The province of Alberta is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination program and is now on pace to distribute more than 300,000 doses per week according to a statement from the provincial government on April 12. Bookings for Phase 2C which includes all health care professionals and their support staff opened at …

Submitted Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, Lakeland College President and CEO. I am reaching out to our community to share an update on the COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting our Vermilion campus. On April 5, Alberta Health Services (AHS) declared an outbreak at the Vermilion campus and we are working with them …

When Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the phased re-opening in January, I said to my husband that this needed to work because I didn’t think people would tolerate a third round of restrictions. On Tuesday, Kenney announced a rollback to phase 1 of the “plan”, if we must call it …

The owner of at least one local fitness centre plans to stay open despite yesterday’s announcement of renewed COVID-19 restrictions by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. As of 11:59 p.m. April 6, indoor adult fitness activities are once again limited to one-on-one training, with no drop in activities, no unsupervised individual …

Alberta Health Services has declared an outbreak at Lakeland College’s Vermilion campus, the post-secondary said on Monday. There are over 10 active cases in students and faculty at Lakeland College with the Vermilion site being the outbreak location. Lakeland College said in a statement that classes for agricultural sciences, environmental …

Premier Jason Kenney announced new measures as COVID-19 variants continue to climb in Alberta. “Tired though we may be, we can’t stop now,” said Kenney during a press conference on Tuesday. The province is effectively moving back into Step 1 of the government’s plan to easing measures. On Friday, April …

Alberta is pushing pause on further doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following further reports from Europe of a link between receiving the vaccine and blood clots. The vaccine will continue to be available to Albertans ages 55+, but will no longer be offered to Albertans below the age of …

Now is not the time to ease current health restrictions, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said on Monday afternoon. Shandro alluded to the hospital benchmarks being partially met because there needed to be fewer than 300 hospitalizations while those rates continue to decline. There are 280 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, …