Alberta COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.
Alberta added 1,699 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, increasing the active infection count to 18,873.

Alberta added 1,699 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, increasing the active infection count to 18,873.
Sheila Pelz is the first Edmontonian to win the LOTTO 6/49 $1-million dollar prize in 2021.
Alberta's capital city has risen from the middle of MacLean's Best Communities ranking to the No. 5 spot, partly because of how Edmontonians have been able to live during COVID-19.
Police are asking for public help identifying two men after an armed robbery at a southwest Edmonton pharmacy.
Edmonton golfers are getting frustrated before they even take a swing because at city run courses, it's now mandatory to book online and pay for the round up front.
Jill Jordan was cycling west of Edmonton with a friend when she says a truck driver began to harass them.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Service responded to a call about a dog alone in a vehicle, driving it, in west Edmonton.
Greenhouse owners in the Edmonton area are encouraging the public to purchase their bedding plants early this season due to a potential shortage in stock.
Red Deer RCMP were expected to remain on a scene in the area of Gilbert Crescent over Tuesday night.
Traffic along the QE 2 near Red Deer is being redirected as emergency crews deal with a downed power line that caused a fire.
Red Deer Public Schools has decided not to pilot Alberta's K-6 draft curriculum.
A large structure fire swept through a commercial building in Stettler, Alta.
The trial for a man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic is going ahead as scheduled.
Josh Anderson scored twice as the struggling Canadiens survived a late flurry to defeat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night in another physical, playoff-style matchup between the teams.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to play against the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday night.
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed due to the pandemic. But now they’re a go, and athletes from around the world are preparing to compete in the games that they’ve spent years training toward.
A Canadian billionaire is hoping people will ditch their cars for a smaller three-wheeled electric vehicle.
Some construction companies are now turning to 3D printing to build homes in a fast, cheap and sustainable way.
A Vancouver Island man has kept himself busy during the pandemic by designing and building a luxury treehouse.
It's been 40 years since well-known meteorologist David Spence broadcast his first weather forecast from the CTV News Calgary station.
Amanda Stubbs was walking on a U.K. beach when she was forced to run from a huge landslide.
There will be no public celebration as Queen Elizabeth II marks her 95th birthday just days after the funeral for her husband Prince Philip.
Ont. Premier Doug Ford apologizes for his sweeping new public health measures that he says, 'went too far.'
Nova Scotia's premier has announced new restrictions as cases surge in the province.
Indonesian authorities are working to rescue a submarine with 53 people on board that went missing during training on April 21.
Climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion smashed windows at the London headquarters of HSBC to protest the bank's climate plan.
Ramping up vaccinations has hit another snag as Moderna announced cuts to Canada’s vaccine shipments. CTV's Kevin Gallagher explains.
Federal MPs showed unanimous support on Thursday for a Bloc Quebecois motion to have the government immediately suspend non-essential passenger flights from countries with high rates of COVID-19 variants.
The federal government is planning to receive more than 1.9 million COVID-19 doses next week, with shipments coming from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and the first from Johnson & Johnson, though future AstraZeneca deliveries remain uncertain.
As Nova Scotia reports 38 new cases of COVID-19 – the largest single-day case increase in nearly one year – the province's premier announced tighter restrictions in the Halifax area and some surrounding communities in order to help curb the spread of the virus.
Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly health care crisis.
The CRA erroneously declared a Winnipeg woman dead. Now her son is fighting to get her pension and long-term care funding back.
A California man imprisoned for 15 years in the death of his month-old son is free after prosecutors and a judge agreed that the scientific research underlying what was once called 'shaken baby syndrome' has changed significantly in recent years.
Health Canada is proposing expanded restrictions on the use of talc in some cosmetic and personal cleansing products due to the possibility of lung damage and cancer risk.
Hope dwindled for Julie and Paul Devigne as a treatment-resistant tumour in their baby's belly swelled so large it restricted his ability to eat, sleep and breathe. Then, in a surgical feat, doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children gave little Felix another shot at life, say the Winnipeg parents.