Bed closures temporary, common during summer: AHS
Alberta Health Services says some acute care beds and emergency departments are closed across the province as staff take much-deserved vacation.
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A small preliminary study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that people who develop severe COVID-19 have noticeably blunted antiviral responses in the nose and throat.
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Alberta's top doctor says the majority of the province's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated or within two weeks of their first shot.
European agency is first to clear Moderna vaccine for children
The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorized for people under 18.
People travelling within the U.K. contributed to a 'super seeding' event that spread the Alpha variant: study
A new study investigates how the Alpha variant — the first COVID-19 variant of concern to be identified — spread across the U.K. so quickly in 2020.
WHO urges collaboration on virus origin after China rejects inquiry plan
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for all countries to work together to investigate the origins of the coronavirus that caused COVID-19, a day after China rejected plans for more checks on labs and markets in its territory.
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As the Canadian economy emerges from more than 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions and workers begin to return to the office, experts say a wave of employee resignations could trigger labour shortages in a variety of sectors.
Black-owned restaurants expect long recovery times from pandemic lows
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CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
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Pepper spray for self-defence proposal criticized by Alberta police chiefs
Alberta police chiefs are against the Alberta justice minister's proposal to allow pepper spray for self-defence.
Bed closures temporary, common during summer: AHS
Alberta Health Services says some acute care beds and emergency departments are closed across the province as staff take much-deserved vacation.
Alberta renews federal funding for child care, has yet to sign up for Ottawa's subsidy plan
Alberta will continue to get money from Ottawa for its child care program, but has not yet signed up for its share of $27-billion federal pot for such services, much to the Official Opposition's criticism.
Midway fun returns to EXPO Centre with new festival
The Summer Fun Midway, running from July 23 through Aug. 1, will feature rides, food, and an exclusively outdoor slate of entertainment.
Jasper makes Time Magazine list of world's 100 greatest places of 2021
Jasper has been named one of the world’s great places of 2021 by Time Magazine.
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A local farmer has hit the jackpot this berry season.
Edmonton-area athletes competing at Tokyo Olympics
The Summer Games start on Friday and CTV News Edmonton has compiled a list of the Edmonton-area athletes competing in Tokyo.
Swastika painted next to Jewish man's car in Kelowna, B.C.
An osteopathic practitioner in Kelowna says he's been targeted for his Jewish heritage before, but that didn't make what happened on Wednesday any easier.
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More Afghan nationals who helped Canadian military expected to be resettled 'very shortly'
The federal government is implementing "special immigration measures" to extract Afghan nationals engaged with the Canadian Embassy, their families and those who helped Canadian military on the front lines as the Taliban continues to gain ground there.
Symmetry not guaranteed on border policy: envoy
Just because Canada and the United States worked closely together to restrict travel across their shared border doesn't mean they were always going to move in lockstep when the time came to reopen it, Ottawa's envoy to Washington said Friday.
'It's super rare': Hiker missing for 2 weeks in B.C. park found alive
A local hiker who was missing in B.C's Garibaldi Provincial Park for two weeks has been found alive.
Relative charged in fire pit incident near Port Burwell, Ont. that killed child, injured four more
Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges following a fire pit incident that left a one-year-old dead, and two more children and two adults injured.
B.C. wildfires: Fluid conditions prompt evacuations for some, relief for others
The wildfire situation in British Columbia remains fluid as nearly 300 fires are blazing, but even though drought conditions persist in the southern half of the province and fire risk is still extreme, there are some small signs of improvement.
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