Alberta adds more than 1K new cases for 6th straight day
Alberta added more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases for a sixth straight day on Monday.

Alberta added more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases for a sixth straight day on Monday.
Alberta's legislature speaker apologized on Monday after he and 16 MLAs denounced the province's latest COVID-19 restrictions last week.
With the opening of rapid flow-through vaccination centres around the province, including two "mega clinics" in Alberta's largest cities, the premier expects the province to be "back to normal" in the fall.
Another dog was rescued from the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton over the weekend.
The Canadian government said 32 flights arriving and departing from Edmonton International Airport had at least one passenger with COVID-19 on board.
A local restaurant is keeping its indoor dining open to the public despite current public health restrictions.
Candy Cane Lane has been lit up again – not by the Christmas lights it is known for but by candles and lanterns in memory of a neighbour who was "quick with a joke" and "constantly caring."
An Edmonton man who's been accompanied by a service dog since 2017, to help with his PTSD, is hoping his recent experience at a local restaurant will help inform Alberta business owners about the rights of customers like him.
Mounties say that an investigation by the explosives disposal unit found no explosive devices in or around a vehicle at 103 Hermary Street.
A large rock was thrown through the window of Adriana LaGrange’s constituency office in Red Deer Tuesday, according to the education minister.
Red Deer RCMP found 14-year-old Michelle Giroux, who was last seen on April 1.
Red Deer city council voted to approve a bylaw amendment that would allow a homeless shelter to continue to operate in the city for two more months.
RCMP arrested a man after executing a search warrant at a home in the Normandeau neighbourhood after receiving multiple complaints about suspicious criminal activity
The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the New Jersey Devils on Monday in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Devin Shore scored the winner and Mike Smith made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers completed a nine-game season sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 victory Thursday.
Leon Draisaitl scored three goals and assisted on Connor McDavid's game-winner, and the Edmonton Oilers continued their dominance of the Ottawa Senators with a 4-2 win Wednesday night.
Hospital staff in Colombia are praising a 104-year-old coronavirus patient after she recovered from the virus for a second time.
Wedding planners are finding creative ways to help couples get itch during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Doctors have performed the first double lung transplant for a COVID-19 patient in Canada.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
Toronto Mayor John Tory welcomed new public health measures announced by the Ontario government on Thursday, saying it will help save lives.
Peter Soliman was among the first in his age group in Manitoba to test positive for the B.1.1.7. variant that landed him in the hospital.
Ont. Premier Doug Ford announced that schools in the province would move to online learning only as COVID-19 cases spread 'like wildfire.'
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch reacts to the news that the COVID-19 infection rate in Canada will likely exceed the U.S.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
Air Canada and the federal government have reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package that the company says will speed up customer refunds, protect industry jobs and return service to some communities that were shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario schools will stay closed indefinitely to in-person learning as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the province.
Canadians are having to find their own answers to the ethical question of when it is right for them to get the COVID-19 vaccine: as soon as they are eligible or after more vulnerable Canadians have gotten their dose.
The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city's police chief said Monday.
Multiple people including a police officer were shot Monday at a high school in the east Tennessee city of Knoxville, authorities said, adding that the scene had been secured.
A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the 'utter uselessness' of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns about the threat posed by China and Russia.
A Canadian study has found that certain blood-pressure medications are linked to a higher risk of skin cancer in seniors.
With the opening of rapid flow-through vaccination centres around the province, including two "mega clinics" in Alberta's largest cities, the premier expects the province to be "back to normal" in the fall.