Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

From Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, the provincial R-value was 0.99. The R-value refers to how many more people each person with COVID-19 infects.

Active cases fall from peak of 47 to 25, then rise to 35

A look at how the coronavirus spread in Athabasca region in 2020

MORLEY, Alta. — The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communities.

RED DEER, Alta. — RCMP in central Alberta have charged a woman who worked as a health-care aide for failing to isolate after returning from a trip to the United States. Red Deer RCMP say the woman has been charged under the Federal Quarantine Act.

Moderna vaccine doses have arrived in Alberta and will be offered to residents in continuing care facilities starting before the new year.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province missed its initial COVID-19 vaccination goal, but it is working as close to around the clock as possible to catch up.

'These people saved my life'

Single case of COVID-19 variant identified in Alberta, but has apparently been contained