Record high variant of concern cases reported in Alberta alongside 1,293 new cases of COVID-19
Alberta reported another 1,293 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 876 variant of concern cases.

Alberta reported another 1,293 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional 876 variant of concern cases.
Spring snowfall was behind a number of crashes in Edmonton and the surrounding area Saturday.
Friends and family remembered late Oiler Colby Cave at a celebration of life Saturday morning.
It was a cold day at the end of Jan. 2021, when Samantha Zemlak got a call from friends telling her the garage on her Beaver County property was on fire.
A local restaurant is keeping its indoor dining open to the public despite current public health restrictions.
There will be 440,000 rapid test kits distributed to schools and testing will be offered to 220,000 students and staff in Alberta once the program is fully implemented.
The next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin Monday with more health-care workers being eligible to receive their immunization.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been targeted by acts of vandalism earlier this week that it calls “disturbing.”
The men's world curling championship in Calgary remained suspended Saturday awaiting test results for the COVID-19 virus.
A recent study by York University has found that the majority of Canadians are not using the COVID Alert app, citing accessibility issues and privacy concerns as the biggest obstacles.
Prince Charles on Saturday paid tribute to his 'dear Papa' who had given such remarkably devoted service to Queen Elizabeth, to the royal family, to Britain and to the Commonwealth, expressing gratitude for such touching praise of his father.
The funeral service for Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, will be held on April 17, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, confirming that Prince Harry was planning to attend.
The British Broadcasting Corporation said on Saturday it had received complaints about the amount of coverage it dedicated to the death of Prince Philip after some viewers were upset that normal programming was cancelled.
Justin Trudeau wound up a three-day Liberal convention Saturday with a partisan speech that sounded much like the launch of an election campaign.
Toronto Mayor John Tory welcomed new public health measures announced by the Ontario government on Thursday, saying it will help save lives.
The funeral service for Prince Philip, will be held on April 17, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Saturday.
Emergency crews were called to a Saanich shopping centre on Friday after a car crashed into a Walmart, trapping people inside.
The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 one week after going into 'catastrophic cardiac arrest.'
A B.C. distillery is being taken to court for offering up a product that is allegedly a little too close to the original.
Then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten were married at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947.