Over 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta, half of active cases are variants of concern
Another 1,183 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta including 942 variant of concern cases.

Another 1,183 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta including 942 variant of concern cases.
Hundreds of people were seen singing hymns, chanting, and gathering outside the fenced-off GraceLife Church west of Edmonton on Sunday.
Edmonton restaurants have started to set up patios earlier than usual, in an effort to stay in business after in-person dining was shut down again.
The education minister says she is not concerned about multiple school boards refusing to test the new draft kindergarten to grade six curriculum.
Brianne Helfrich recently created the clothing company Helfrich Collective during the pandemic to give back to the community and help herself out of a dark time.
A drive-thru food drive in Edmonton helped to raise food and toiletries for those in most need.
The Canadian government said 32 flights arriving and departing from Edmonton International Airport had at least one passenger with COVID-19 on board.
A local restaurant is keeping its indoor dining open to the public despite current public health restrictions.
Drivers heading from Alberta west into B.C. are advised of a major construction project that will result in a scenic, but hour-long detour through the Rocky Mountains.
Doctors have successfully performed the first double lung transplant in Canada on a 61-year-old COVID-19 patient to replace organs damaged by the disease.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of Quebec's curfew on Sunday evening.
Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.
In an update to travel advice for Canadians visiting China, the government has added more detail regarding the Xinjiang region, warning that Canadians with ethnic ties to the region could be 'at risk of arbitrary detention.'
Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom wedged between India and China, has vaccinated nearly 93 per cent of its adult population since March 27.
At least 20,000 people were forced to evacuate the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following a volcanic eruption.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
Emergency crews were called to a Saanich shopping centre on Friday after a car crashed into a Walmart, trapping people inside.
A B.C. distillery is being taken to court for offering up a product that is allegedly a little too close to the original.