Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

According to the report, women's employment hit an unprecedented low with 1.5 million women in Canada losing their jobs in the first two months of the pandemic. In April, women's participation in the workforce dropped to 55 per cent, a level not seen since 1986.

Employee tested positive for COVID-19 and facility shut down Dec. 17

Dr. Deena Hinshaw reports 30 more deaths in latest COVID update, the highest death toll since the start of the pandemic

The site is being created with help from the Canadian Red Cross and is being set up inside the Universiade Pavilion.

The parents said they were impressed by how different specialists collaborated on Nora's care and consulted with a team in the United States that was more familiar with COVID-19 in infants.

The province reported 1,270 new infections of COVID-19 on Wednesday, one of its lowest daily counts in more than two weeks, and 16 additional deaths.

Whispering Hills Primary School has seen three cases since Dec. 10

Big jump in active cases comes as province's mandatory restrictions come into effect

EDMONTON — Today is the day for the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are to be given to health workers in Edmonton and Calgary at 4 p.m.

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines each require two shots weeks apart to be effective.