402 people in hospital with COVID-19 as Alberta reports 1,081 cases
Alberta reported 1,081 COVID-19 cases and a positivity rate of 8.9 per cent Tuesday afternoon.

Alberta reported 1,081 COVID-19 cases and a positivity rate of 8.9 per cent Tuesday afternoon.
The University of Alberta is proposing tuition hikes that some say will drive students away and seem to go beyond what the province allows.
The Edmonton Public School Board is expecting to see its enrolment levels return to pre-pandemic levels, but a new funding model might not be enough to keep up.
A Tuesday morning fire destroyed hundreds of hay and straw bales, costing an Alberta farmer thousands.
"They can take our facility but we'll just find another one," GraceLife Church's pastor James Coates opened service on Sunday.
Edmonton is getting a new overpass in an effort to help the flow of traffic on 50 Street.
On Tuesday, organizers of the Big Valley Jamboree (BVJ) announced due to “uncertainty around border closures” and COVID-19 protocols it would be postponing the 2021 event.
Comic book fans are making their way to a north side store to not only meet local indigenous artist Kyle Charles, but to see first hand his latest creation.
A faculty of law professor at the University of Calgary says government officials are the ones fuelling the fire when it comes to heated protests, similar to the one at the Alberta Legislature on Monday.
In the wake of the first reported blood clot in Canada linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, many doctors are emphasizing that undergoing the risk of an exceedingly rare adverse response to a vaccine is far more safe than risking contracting COVID-19.
Canada reported its first case of vaccine-induced blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in a Quebec woman who is now said to be recovering at home.
The Council of Atlantic Premiers has confirmed that the Atlantic Bubble will not reopen on April 19 as planned.
U.S. biotech company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 per cent effective against severe disease.
A new study examining thousands of adult COVID-19 patients has found that physical inactivity is associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Here's some advice for couples that had to reschedule or change their wedding plans during the pandemic.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
Hospital staff in Colombia are praising a 104-year-old coronavirus patient after she recovered from the virus for a second time.
Jill Macyshon has the story on the flood of social media selfies from people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.