EXPO Centre sees low turnout for AstraZeneca vaccine Wednesday
The mass vaccination clinic at Edmonton's EXPO Centre administered a fraction of the thousands of COVID-19 shots it is capable of on Wednesday.

The mass vaccination clinic at Edmonton's EXPO Centre administered a fraction of the thousands of COVID-19 shots it is capable of on Wednesday.
There is enough evidence to say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may cause very rare blood clots but the shot is still extremely safe, very effective and will remain on the Canadian market, Health Canada said Wednesday.
The province is looking to temporarily shift its vaccination plan, to get more doses into arms quicker.
The pace of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine production is unlikely to speed up markedly in the next few months, though the U.S. drugmaker expects output to have increased significantly by 2022, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
COVID-19 case numbers in Ontario have climbed back above the 4,000 mark as the number of patients in intensive care continues to climb.
Some 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments that were scheduled to take place at two clinics in Scarborough, Ont., between Wednesday and Monday are now being cancelled due to a lack of supply.
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.
As Canada enters a potential third wave of COVID-19, entrepreneurs across the country are left questioning the future of their businesses, with others mourning the loss of what was.
The mass vaccination clinic at Edmonton's EXPO Centre administered a fraction of the thousands of COVID-19 shots it is capable of on Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at 10 physician clinics in Alberta starting April 19 as part of a pilot program.
As of this weekend, 104 Street between Jasper Avenue to 102 Avenue will be blocked off to motorists to encourage foot traffic in the area in the hopes of providing a boost to local business.
Several Alberta school divisions have stated that they are not prepared to put the draft kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum in front of students and will not participate in the pilot during the 2021-22 school year.
The team will continue to upgrade Re/Max Field and are open to renting the facility out to local baseball and soft ball groups and also potentially hosting high school graduations.
Ice District is building a dog park just east of Rogers Place this spring.
There is enough evidence to say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may cause very rare blood clots but the shot is still extremely safe, very effective and will remain on the Canadian market, Health Canada said Wednesday.
Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option.
Development on the city's new event centre, which is expected to be the new home of the Calgary Flames, has been paused over a discrepancy over the budget for the project, officials have confirmed to CTV News.
There is enough evidence to say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may cause very rare blood clots but the shot is still extremely safe, very effective and will remain on the Canadian market, Health Canada said Wednesday.
Quebec provincial police say a two-month-old baby who was reportedly abducted earlier Wednesday has been found safe.
A prosecutor said Wednesday that he charged a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police.
Ottawa is creating a new pathway to permanent residency for 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will issue a formal apology next month for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War.
Dutch tourists paid $450 to volunteer for a 'lockdown vacation' to test whether they can be done safely during the pandemic.
Wildlife officials in Kenya rescued 9 critically endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a flooded island using a barge called a 'GiRaft.'
Air Canada and the federal government reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package.
Jill Macyshon has the story of the rescue operation to save a 12-year-old boy in northern Manitoba from being swallowed by a sinkhole.