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Alberta opens COVID-19 vaccines for children Tuesday: Here's what you need to know

Health experts are urging parents to get their children and babies vaccinated for COVID-19 now, ahead of the fall and return to school.

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old is seen, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Montefiore Medical Group in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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COVID-19 vaccine side-effects less likely in pregnant people, says study

Pregnant people experienced lower rates of side-effects from the COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts who weren't pregnant, a new Canadian study suggests.

A pregnant person is seen in this file photo. (Pexels/freestocks.org)

Sask. expanding COVID-19 fourth vaccine dose eligibility to residents 18+

Saskatchewan is expanding COVID-19 vaccine fourth dose eligibility to residents 18 years and older.

CDC ends recommendations for social distancing and quarantine for COVID-19 control, no longer recommends test-to-stay in schools

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the nation should move away from restrictive measures such as quarantines and social distancing and focus on reducing severe disease from COVID-19.

Germany: EU could OK combined COVID-19 vaccines next month

Germany's health minister said Friday that European Union drug regulators may authorize the use of vaccines that are each effective against two variants of the coronavirus.

More than 1 in 4 kids hospitalized for COVID or MIS-C have symptoms for months, study finds

Nearly 30 per cent of children who were hospitalized for COVID-19 or MIS-C, a rare but serious COVID-related condition, had symptoms more than a couple of months after their diagnosis, a new study found.

Moderna CEO says COVID vaccines will evolve like 'an iPhone'

Forget taking two to three COVID shots a year. Moderna hopes to roll out a single-dose annual booster to cover the coronavirus, the flu and another common respiratory virus within the next five years.

P.E.I. group calls on government to reinstate COVID-19 measures

A group on Prince Edward Island is calling for a return to tougher COVID-19 restrictions in the province.

New Zealand welcomes back first cruise ship since COVID-19 hit

New Zealand on Friday welcomed the first cruise ship to return since the coronavirus pandemic began, signalling a long-sought return to normalcy for the nation's tourism industry.

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9 per cent, infections stable

The number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9 per cent in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable, according to the latest weekly pandemic report released by the World Health Organization Wednesday.

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'Clearly a breakdown': Kenney condemns controversial essay, links firestorm to slow news week

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney condemned a controversial prize-winning essay that's been criticized for being sexist and racist during his provincewide radio call-in program, but also appeared to downplay the controversy it generated.

Chinatown community patrols document vandalism, help area businesses to build sense of safety

A group of volunteers is regularly conducting community patrols in Chinatown to help document vandalism and make the area a safer space for area businesses and residents.

Two Chinatown Transformative Collaborative Society of Edmonton (CTC) volunteers conduct a graffiti and vandalism inventory on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 (CTV News Edmonton/Amanda Anderson).

Canada tops Czechia 5-1 in world junior hockey championship

Canada improved it record to three wins and no losses Saturday at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton after scoring a 5-1 win against Czechia.

Canada's Ronan Seeley (8) and Ridly Grieg (17) celebrate a goal against Czechia during second period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Saturday August 13, 2022 (The Canadian Press/Jason Franson).

'It's about all of our futures': Wet'suwet'en chiefs bring pipeline protest to Edmonton

Hereditary chiefs from Wet’suwet’en were in Edmonton on Saturday to bring attention to the Coastal GasLink pipeline being built on their traditional lands near Smithers, B.C.

Firefighters extinguish blaze in central Edmonton

Six fire crews responded to a single-family home west of Commonwealth Stadium that went up in flames Saturday morning.

Local high school academic superstar wins prestigious University of Alberta internship

An Edmonton teen has earned the unique opportunity to learn the ropes of working in a university laboratory, before he even started his undergraduate degree.

Volunteers plant hundreds of trees and shrubs in northeast Edmonton

More than 100 volunteers came out to help plant trees in northeast Edmonton on Saturday.

Backing up Ukraine's history: App creates 3D models of important cultural heritage

Volunteers armed with smartphones are using a 3D-modelling app to preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage one snap at a time.

More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report

More Canadians are ending their lives with a medically-assisted death, says the third federal annual report on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Data shows that 10,064 people died in 2021 with medical aid, an increase of 32 per cent over 2020.

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CTV National News for August 13: Stabbing suspect charged

Suspect in Rushdie stabbing pleads not guilty to attempted murder; meanwhile, CBSA allows one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land borders.

CBSA allowing one-time ArriveCAN exemption at border

The federal government updated travel rules by allowing a one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings. Glen McGregor reports.

Suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing pleads not guilty

Parts of Italy face worst drought in 70 years amid heat wave

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Agent: Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack

'The Satanic Verses' author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.

This still image from video shows a man, at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, centre right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo)

Arizona parents arrested trying to get in locked-down school

Police arrested three Arizona parents, shocking two of them with stun guns, as they tried to force their way into a school that police locked down Friday after an armed man was seen trying to get on campus, authorities said.

Parent of child with rare form of epilepsy distressed over N.S. ER closures

Kristen Hayes lives close to the hospital in Yarmouth, N.S., but she says that twice in the past month, her son, who has a rare form of epilepsy, has been taken by ambulance to the emergency room there, only to be left waiting.

Feds quietly change rules to allow one-time ArriveCAN exemption at land border crossings

The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily allowing fully vaccinated travellers a one-time exemption to not be penalized if they were unaware of the health documents required through ArriveCAN.

Average rent up more than 10% in July from previous year, report says

Average rent in Canada for all properties rose more than 10 per cent year-over-year in July, according to a recent nationwide analysis of listings on Rentals.ca.

LAPD ends investigation into Anne Heche car crash

The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche's car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5.