3 deaths under the age of 50 reported as Alberta adds 2,271 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
Alberta has now recorded nine COVID-19 deaths in people under 30 and 21 deaths in individuals under 40.
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'She deserved more': Alberta reports first death linked to AstraZeneca
Family and friends say a woman from Edmonton has died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine in late April.
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Within a week, all Albertans aged 12 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
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By a vote of eight to three, the city approved a pilot project to permit alcohol consumption at 47 designated picnic sites, in select parks in the river valley.
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The City of Edmonton decided to bring back its mosquito aerial spray program after all.
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