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.
As COVID-19 variants continue to spread across Canada, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to reduce the number of international flights arriving in Canada and impose greater restrictions at the Canada-U.S. land border.
For fully vaccinated people, the risk of still getting COVID-19 -- described as 'breakthrough infections' -- remains extremely low, a new study out of New York suggests.
The variant -- named B.1.617 -- has so far been classified as a 'variant of interest' by the World Health Organization, rather than a 'variant of concern.' So what's the difference between the two terms.
If you're pregnant and infected with COVID-19, there is an increased risk of negative outcomes for both you and your baby, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of 7.9 clots per million doses, a jump in incidence from the previous week's figure.
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding front-line workers about the availability of a federal sick leave benefit, and is offering premiers more help to speed up their vaccine rollouts as the country faces a third major surge in new cases.
The place of gig workers has become a key issue in ongoing deliberation on how the decades-old employment insurance system will be updated.
As millions of Canadians prepare to file their taxes this spring following an unusual year, it’s proving to be a trickier tax season than normal.
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.
Alberta reported 1,699 COVID-19 cases Wednesday after 18,412 tests were completed, bringing the province's positivity rate up to 9.5 per cent.
A Cree mom in Edmonton is drumming up business for herself and other entrepreneurs with a new company that delivers a curation of authentic Indigenous products directly to Canadians.
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.
A new colourful mural in the Highlands neighbourhood is drawing attention.
The country's chief public health officer says given COVID-19 variants are no longer unique to specific countries and are spreading quickly across the globe, Canada is sticking by its universal approach to travel restrictions.
Edmonton police are asking for the public’s help finding a 21-year-old man wanted in connection to an ongoing domestic violence investigation.
As COVID-19 variants continue to spread across Canada, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to reduce the number of international flights arriving in Canada and impose greater restrictions at the Canada-U.S. land border.
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.
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.