COVID-19

Letter from the Editor: Amidst the strange times we’ve been propelled into with the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve decided to adapt our programming. An afternoon news show will follow chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s address to Albertans about the latest information about coronavirus in the province. I’m not sure how …

A third case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Bonnyville area, the province’s virus infection map shows. Last Friday, two cases were confirmed in Bonnyville, while a third case was later updated to a different area by Alberta Health on Saturday. One case remains in the Cold Lake area. …

St. Paul are looking at further efforts to promote physical distancing and limit the spread of germs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Maureen Miller said on Wednesday the Town is looking at closing playground equipment at parks after receiving calls that these play areas are being well-used by children. “We …

The biggest single-day increase so far in COVID-19 cases in Alberta came today as 57 new cases were announced for a total of 358 in the province. One new case has been detected in the North Zone, which extends just north of Edmonton to the provincial border, while a third …

St. Paul town council has cancelled all regularly scheduled council meetings until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council passed that measure during their meeting on Monday. Last week, St. Paul council approved closing the Town Office, Public Works, golf proshop, Fire Hall, the recreation maintenance shop and the …

Alberta has 301 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 42 new cases announced on Monday, said chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw. It is the second-largest single-day increase in the province since Friday which saw a jump of 49 cases. Only one new coronavirus has been identified in the North zone, …

The Alberta Government’s interactive map highlights in red where confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in the province on Monday morning.  Alberta Health has shed light on why there was a change of COVID-19 cases in the Bonnyville-area from three to two over the weekend. The province discovered that the third …

In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Village of Glendon has decided to close the office to the public until further notice. All core services will continue to be delivered – including water and sewer services, waste collection, and bill payments, the Village said on Sunday …

A new approach to testing for COVID-19 will prioritize at-risk populations at the highest risk of local exposure in Alberta starting Monday. Travellers who returned to Alberta after March 12 and have mild symptoms will no longer be tested for COVID-19. Instead, the same advice applied to all Albertans will …

Update 6:21pm Sunday, March 22. 31 new cases were detected on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 226 on Saturday. This has been corrected. — The case numbers of COVID-19 in the Lakeland remain the same as Saturday with two confirmed cases in the Bonnyville region and one in the …