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Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give a COVID-19 update on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
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New Brunswick reported its first case of blood-clotting in a person who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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UPDATED | National vaccine panel puts off briefing where AstraZeneca advice update was expected
As some provinces begin expanding eligibility for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) was set to release updated guidance about the usage of the two-dose viral vector injection on Tuesday but has now postponed its announcement 'in order to further validate its data analysis.'
Don Martin: It's time for adult supervision or a premier replacement in Doug Ford's Ontario
I've never seen such raging ineptitude as Doug Ford is now showing as Ontario premier, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
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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.
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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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COVID-19 in Alberta: Hinshaw to give update at 3:30 p.m.
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will give a COVID-19 update on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Ada Boulevard closed Tuesday until September
The major route into Highlands and to the Highlands Golf Club will be closed for the summer.
Reaction to feds' path to $10/day child care by 2026
Proponents of accessible day care say they are happy with a $30-billion commitment from Ottawa over the next five years to increase the number of available spaces and reduce fees in Alberta.
40 per cent increase in child exploitation due to 'digital dependency': ALERT
ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit received a record number of case referrals in 2020, representing a 40 per cent increase over the year before.
Eastwood home damaged in fire
An investigation is starting at a northeast Edmonton home that was the scene of a fire Tuesday morning.
B.C. will soon restrict non-essential travel outside of health regions, put up signs on Alberta border
The provincial government is working on regulations that will restrict non-essential travel in British Columbia.
Alberta reports 1,391 COVID-19 cases, 11 per cent positivity rate
Alberta reported a positivity rate of 11 per cent on Monday after another 1,391 people tested positive for COVID-19.
CN makes rival bid to CP Rail's offer to buy U.S. railway Kansas City Southern
The CEO of Canadian National Railway Co. says his company's bid for Kansas City Southern will create a combined "safer, faster, cleaner and stronger railway" than the one proposed by rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
How the 2021 federal budget impacts you
The federal government unveiled its long-awaited spring budget on Monday, with a focus on navigating taxpayers out of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and embarking on the long road to economic recovery, with specific attention paid to the most vulnerable.
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Trudeau, Freeland seeking AstraZeneca shots as they become age-eligible with others
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joined millions of generation X Canadians trying to nab a vaccine appointment at a pharmacy Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is 'hopeful' that he will be able to travel internationally come June, so he can attend the G7 Leaders' Summit in the United Kingdom.
N.B. reports first case of blood-clotting from AstraZeneca vaccine; no new cases of COVID-19
New Brunswick reported its first case of blood-clotting in a person who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Court mostly upholds controversial Quebec secularism law, exempts English school boards
Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, has been upheld by the province's Superior Court, with two exceptions: it won't apply to English school boards or to members of the provincial legislature. Premier Legault said he wasn't happy with the ruling.
Canada's border restrictions to remain in place another month, at least
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s international and U.S. border restrictions will be in place for another month, at least.
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