Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba brings back COVID orders, gives more freedom to vaccinated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is bringing back some of its COVID-19 public health orders and will allow only people who are fully vaccinated to go to restaurants, bars, bingo halls and sporting events. Health M...
Aug 27, 2021

Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday, becoming the 13th state to reach the grim milestone while contending with yet another major spike in infections. The benchmark is the ...
Aug 27, 2021

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for kids 12 to 17 years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada has finally given the green light for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to be used to inoculate kids as young as 12. The original approval for Moderna in December 2020 was only for peo...
Aug 27, 2021

Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in p...
Aug 26, 2021

Elks announce two more positive COVID tests, bringing total players infected to 14
EDMONTON - Two more Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 14 since the team returned from a game last week against the B.C. Lions. The Elks announced Thursday ...
Aug 26, 2021

Province reports another triple-digit day of new COVID-19 cases
Another 158 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the provincial government Thursday. This brings the total to 53,004 reported cases; 1,602 cases are considered active and 50,808 cases are ...
Aug 26, 2021

Group of Canadian long-term care operators to enforce mandatory COVID-19 shot policy
A group of major Canadian long-term care operators will require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff this fall. Chartwell Retirement Residences, Extendicare, Responsive Group Inc., Revera Inc., and Sien...
Aug 26, 2021

No charges in case of Montreal-area private care home where dozens died of COVID-19
MONTREAL - Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office says the owners of a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens died during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic will not face criminal ch...
Aug 26, 2021

Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has issued its first territorywide mask mandate in the face of growing COVID-19 numbers. Chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola said masks will be mandato...
Aug 25, 2021

Three more Elks players test positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 12
EDMONTON - Three more Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Twelve players have now returned positive tests since the team got back to to Edmonton ...
Aug 25, 2021