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St. Albert retirement home evacuated as flames engulf it

Residents of a seniors’ retirement home were evacuated Thursday evening due to a fire.

The entire roof of the Citadel Mews retirement home was engulfed in flames Thursday evening (Courtesy of Sandy Shaw-Gil).

Massive fire burns near Drayton Valley, Alta., prompts evacuations of residents

A fire in the vicinity of Tomahawk, Alta. is forcing the evacuation of nearby residents as plumes of smoke are visible.

Smoke seen from the wildfire near Tomahawk, Alta. (CTV News Edmonton/Laine Mitchell).

COVID-19 spread 'extremely high' as Alberta reports 2,211 cases: Hinshaw

In a live update, Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 2,211 new cases of COVID-19. No new deaths were reported in the province as 654 people remain in hospital, including 146 in ICU.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)

Kenney declines Ottawa’s initial offer of help, instead requests assistance to acquire vaccine doses from U.S.

As MPs traded shots and talking points in an emergency debate on Alberta's COVID-19 response Wednesday night, the Prime Minister called Premier Jason Kenney.

Canucks snap six-game losing skid with dominant 6-3 win over Oilers

Travis Hamonic had a goal and an assist Thursday, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a six-game losing skid with a decisive 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

Weekend protest planned at Whistle Stop Café deemed ‘illegal’ under new injunction

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has further sanctioned a rule-breaking restaurant for an upcoming event it plans to host this weekend.

'Boom!': Mom's SUV tire collapses into north Edmonton sinkhole

A driver in north Edmonton had a rough ride when the front wheel of her SUV collapsed into a fresh sinkhole Thursday afternoon.

Wildfire burns in Lac La Biche County, officials warn residents of ‘possible evacuation’

An active wildfire is affecting traffic along Highway 855 and has prompted evacuation notices.

100,000 millennial Albertans book COVID-19 shots on first day of eligibility

Albertans born in 1991 or earlier were able to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment starting Thursday.

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Front-line medical workers call for vaccine prioritization as many remain with one dose

Emergency room doctors and nurses in Canada are growing increasingly frustrated that many of them have yet to receive a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

ICU health-care workers enter a negative pressure room to care for a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

With deliveries expanding, Canada on track to offer doses to all, even those newly eligible: Fortin

The military general leading the logistics of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout says that even with the number of Canadians who are now eligible to be immunized expanding, the country is expecting to have enough doses arriving to offer vaccines to everyone who wants them in the months ahead.

Can we create a universal vaccine for future coronaviruses? These Canadian scientists want to

Researchers in Saskatchewan, along with others around the globe, are working to create a universal vaccine that might be able to work against all future coronavirus-related viruses.

Statistics Canada to say how labour force fared in April

Statistics Canada will say this morning how the labour market fared last month as governments imposed lockdowns and renewed restrictions aimed at slowing the rising spread of COVID-19.

PM's chief of staff offers to testify before defence committee Friday in military misconduct review

The prime minister's chief of staff, Katie Telford, has offered to appear before the House of Commons' defence committee on Friday as part of its ongoing review into sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, CTV News has learned.