Over 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta, half of active cases are variants of concern
Another 1,183 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta including 942 variant of concern cases.
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The federal government is expecting Moderna to make good this week on a previously promised batch of 855,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were expected last week.
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Hundreds of people were seen singing hymns, chanting, and gathering outside the fenced-off GraceLife Church west of Edmonton on Sunday.
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Levels of both employment and savings are strong, yet 36 per cent of non-homeowners under the age of 40 have given up on owning a home. And what is worse: 62 per cent of Canadians say that most people will be priced out of the housing market in the next decade, according to the RBC Spring Housing Poll. CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid takes a closer look in her column on CTVNews.ca.
