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COVID-19 case numbers dropping province-wide, Hinshaw to scale back frequency of updates
Alberta has a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 Sotrovimab is a monoclonal antibody treatment developed specifically for treating patients with COVID-19 who have mild to moderate COVID-19 symptom...
Nov 9, 2021
WATCH: Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3 p.m.Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.
Nov 9, 2021
NDP calling on immediate funding for childcare facilities
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's Opposition says the UCP needs to use surplus budget finds to help child care centres at risk of closure.NDP critic Rakhi Pancholi believes there is about $70 million in un...
Nov 9, 2021
Toronto Arrows to play one-off MLR game in Langford, B.C., in February
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows will open the 2022 Major League Rugby season Feb. 6 at the Seattle Seawolves before hosting the defending champion Los Angeles Giltinis the next week in Langford, B.C. The...
Nov 9, 2021
Fox's 'The Five' scores rare win for daytime; NFL takes top
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's prime-time lineup gets plenty of attention, but, lately, the network's viewers have been drawn to an early-bird special. In October, Fox's "The Five" eclipsed every ...
Nov 9, 2021
CBS to make US qualifier at Jamaica only available as stream
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS, which has the U.S.-English language rights to the Americans' World Cup qualifier at Jamaica next week, said Tuesday it will make the Nov. 16 match available only on its Paramount+...
Nov 9, 2021
NDP calls for patent waiver to make and ship COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bo...
Nov 9, 2021
Alberta isn't alone in facing climate challenge, says province's COP26 representative
Alberta's top representative to the global climate conference taking place in Scotland has a message to those in the province who feel singled out by the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Y...
Nov 9, 2021
No deal to support Liberals on table, but NDP open to working with government: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a formal agreement to prop up the minority Liberal government is not on the table, but his party is "open to discussions" about ways to make Parliament work. Sin...
Nov 9, 2021
Some patient, employee information accessed in N.L. cyberattack, government says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Tuesday that whoever was behind a cyberattack that has hobbled its health-care system managed to obtain personal information of pat...
Nov 9, 2021