Alberta added 721 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first time the number of daily new cases was less than 1,000 since April 6 and the smallest daily increase since March 30.
The premier said some restrictions could be relaxed in the coming weeks if vaccinations continue to grow and hospitalizations begin to fall.
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) responded to reports of a dead female at a home near 129 Street and 128 Avenue around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday.
Starting Monday, customers can purchase a rapid COVID-19 antigen test at Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw pharmacies locations in the province.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Redwater woman.
Health officials in Alberta and Manitoba warned Monday that they were reaching new peaks for intensive care admissions, even as more stable case counts and expanded vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes in other provinces.
Former city councillor and federal cabinet minister Amarjeet Sohi is throwing his hat into the race to be Edmonton’s next mayor.
Alberta Health Services is notifying 10 people who received a Pfizer vaccine at the Lethbridge Exhibition on April 29 that they may have mistakenly received saline water diluent instead.
One day after a southeast Calgary pastor was arrested for holding a service deemed an illegal gathering, Alberta Health Services has ordered the church closed.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has named Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie as the new vice-president of vaccine logistics and operations, replacing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin.
The federal government faced new calls Monday to be more transparent with Canadians about Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's departure, with ministers taking questions about the matter in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's absence. Now, with the vaccine rollout in a pivotal moment without a logistical lead, Fortin's replacement could be named imminently.
President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but stopped short of demanding an immediate stop to the eight days of Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket barrages that have killed more than 200 people, most of them Palestinian
The Israeli military unleashed another heavy wave of airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway.
Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked with overseeing it.
A California woman made a big mistake after she washed clothes that apparently had a winning lottery ticket worth $26M tucked inside.
An artist in Montreal is on a mission, in a big way, to raise awareness about plastic pollution.
