COVID-19 in Alberta: 8 more deaths as province adds more than 1K cases for 8th straight day
The eight deaths bring the province's number of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,029, including 24 this month.

The eight deaths bring the province's number of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,029, including 24 this month.
A south Edmonton brewery is using its cans for more than just holding beer.
An Edmonton man and his dogs were minding their own business when they found out the hard way how territorial and aggressive geese can be.
A fire official admits crews are "frustrated" after receiving four rescue calls for dogs wandering out onto North Saskatchewan River ice on Wednesday.
The lake situated in Hawrelak Park may soon get a bit more use during the summer months.
A request by the Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District to temporarily shift Grades 7 to 12 to at-home learning has been approved by Alberta Education.
A man from Edmonton, now living in Ontario, has been arrested and charged after allegedly defrauding several Edmontonians of more than $330,000.
The mass vaccination clinic at Edmonton's EXPO Centre administered a fraction of the thousands of COVID-19 shots it is capable of on Wednesday.
Premier Jason Kenney has said closing all schools again as he did in January would be "the last thing" his government will do, citing the value of in-person classroom instruction.
Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they're needed next year.
Canada's seven-day average has reached its highest point of the pandemic, marking a grim milestone as hospitalizations increase across the country.
Nunavut has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Iqaluit, the territory's largest community.
COVID-19 will continue to be a pandemic until equitable, global vaccine rollouts are put in place, experts say. Vaccine hoarding is slowing global vaccinations and could lead to variants that can evade current vaccines.
The federal Liberal government is prepared to try to shut down debate today on a bill that would harmonize Canadian laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Kimberly Potter is facing a second-degree manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Pierre Lévesque filmed police in Sorel-Tracy, Que., as they used road spikes to stop an allegedly stolen truck on Wednesday.
A Cyclone helicopter made a precautionary landing at Nova Scotia's Rainbow Haven Provincial Park after noticing a cockpit indication.
A territorial goose attacks an unsuspecting Edmonton man and his two dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Dutch tourists paid $450 to volunteer for a 'lockdown vacation' to test whether they can be done safely during the pandemic.
The rare mandarin duck has been spotted in Laval and wildlife lovers are hoping to catch a glimpse.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase when public on Wednesday, and investors say it’s valuation could run in excess of $100 billion.
Wildlife officials in Kenya rescued 9 critically endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a flooded island using a barge called a 'GiRaft.'