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.
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Canada's vaccine hoarding will prolong the pandemic globally, experts say
COVID-19 will continue to be a pandemic until equitable, global vaccine rollouts are put in place, experts say. Vaccine hoarding is slowing global vaccinations and could lead to variants that can evade current vaccines.
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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.
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'Obviously racist': MLA Dang says UCP staffers followed anti-Asian parody account
NDP MLA Thomas Dang spoke out Wednesday night about a racist parody account that linked him to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Wu-Tang Clan and described him as “unintelligible.”
'Ahead By A Century' cover by Alta. musician shines light on 'the kinds of love we need to really live'
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COVID-19 in Alberta: 8 more deaths as province adds more than 1K cases for 8th straight day
The eight deaths bring the province's number of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,029, including 24 this month.
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B.C. in 'danger zone' as experts warn hospitals could be overwhelmed in May
A group of B.C.'s top infectious disease modellers is warning the province's hospitals could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases as early as next month if infections continue to increase at their current rate.
Liberal MP caught stark naked during House of Commons video conference
A Liberal MP was caught wearing his birthday suit in the virtual House of Commons. William Amos appeared on the screens of his fellow members of Parliament completely naked Wednesday.
Canada negotiating contracts to secure COVID-19 booster shots for next year: Anand
Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they're needed next year.
Canada just had its worst week ever for new COVID-19 cases
Canada's seven-day average has reached its highest point of the pandemic, marking a grim milestone as hospitalizations increase across the country.
AstraZeneca very safe, effective, with extremely rare risk of clots: Health Canada
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.
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Some COVID-19 long-haulers reporting improved symptoms after being vaccinated
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Canada just had its worst week ever for new COVID-19 cases
Canada's seven-day average has reached its highest point of the pandemic, marking a grim milestone as hospitalizations increase across the country.
Canada negotiating contracts to secure COVID-19 booster shots for next year: Anand
Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they're needed next year.
Conservatives plan to introduce $20-per-tonne carbon price in climate plan
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The Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber hacks by the country.
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