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.
Premier Jason Kenney has said closing schools again as he did in January would be "the last thing" his government will do, citing the value of in-person classroom instruction.
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.
The trial for a man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic is going ahead as scheduled.
Enoch Cree Nation is welcoming all Indigenous people to its urban First Nations vaccination clinic at River Cree Resort.
As of this weekend, 104 Street between Jasper Avenue to 102 Avenue will be blocked off to motorists to encourage foot traffic in the area in the hopes of providing a boost to local business.
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at 10 physician clinics in Alberta starting April 19 as part of a pilot program.
Several Alberta school divisions have stated that they are not prepared to put the draft kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum in front of students and will not participate in the pilot during the 2021-22 school year.
The team will continue to upgrade Re/Max Field and are open to renting the facility out to local baseball and soft ball groups and also potentially hosting high school graduations.
There is enough evidence to say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may cause very rare blood clots but the shot is still extremely safe, very effective and will remain on the Canadian market, Health Canada said Wednesday.
The federal procurement minister says the government will welcome the millions of Johnson & Johnson doses they’ve already purchased, so long as Health Canada deems that vaccine safe and effective for use.
As the Royal Family and the rest of the world says goodbye to Prince Philip, CTV News will be bringing coverage of his funeral live to the homes of Canadians through TV and online.
Quebec provincial police say a two-month-old baby who was reportedly abducted earlier Wednesday has been found safe.
Ottawa is creating a new pathway to permanent residency for 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Wednesday.
Dutch tourists paid $450 to volunteer for a 'lockdown vacation' to test whether they can be done safely during the pandemic.
Wildlife officials in Kenya rescued 9 critically endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a flooded island using a barge called a 'GiRaft.'
Air Canada and the federal government reached an agreement on a $5.9-billion aid package.
Jill Macyshon has the story of the rescue operation to save a 12-year-old boy in northern Manitoba from being swallowed by a sinkhole.