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In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.

Changes in PCR testing made Monday (Jan. 10) means only those working or living in high-risk settings or are, themselves, at high risk can be tested.

Canine companions have been a life-saver during the pandemic: Just check out a dog park or two; they're busier than ever.

Schools reopened in districts across British Columbia and Alberta with slightly higher absence rates among students and teachers as infections from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 climb.

STARS flies injured man from scene near Discovery Wildlife Park to Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre

Temporary closures to the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre’s emergency department will be in effect at varying times from Jan. 9 – 14, according to AHS.

“Goals should be fun. They should be things that bring you joy rather than a must-do."

Chase Lawless, who used to busk outside of a Cochrane, Alberta ice cream shop, stars in this Sunday's finale of 'Mayor of Kingstown.'

Flying high at YXS takes on a new meaning

EDMONTON — Alberta doesn't have a good grasp of the overall environmental impacts of the oilsands a decade after implementing monitoring that was supposed to provide it, internal government documents suggest.