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Shortage of vaccines being experienced in Medicine Hat area
REDCLIFF, AB - A shortage of vaccines is already been experienced in the Medicine Hat area.Pharmasave in Redcliff is part of the province's vaccination program.But they don't have any vaccine to admin...
Mar 29, 2021

Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021

Apology issued after newspaper editorial compares COVID restrictions to Holocaust
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust. Glacier Media says in a statement that the March 24 ed...
Mar 29, 2021

Province to engage with Albertans on coal policy development
Alberta has created a five-person committee to lead public engagement on developing a modern coal policy.The government says the Coal Policy Committee will ensure all Albertans will have an opportunit...
Mar 29, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat up to 14
There are 14 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Monday.The city now has had 579 total cases - the 14 active, 548 recovered and there have been 17 deaths.There are three new cases in the city ...
Mar 29, 2021

Alberta pausing use of AstraZeneca vaccine in those under 55
Alberta is temporarily pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under 55 years old.The decision comes after a recommendation from Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunizat...
Mar 29, 2021

Opposition blasts Liberals for sending House leader instead of PM staff to talk WE
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are expressing frustration and anger after the Liberal government sent its House leader to answer a parliamentary committee's questions today on a now-dead WE Chari...
Mar 29, 2021

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 2:15 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
Mar 29, 2021

Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O'Toole
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole was s...
Mar 29, 2021

Shooter at Kansas Jewish centres appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. - The death sentence of an avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 should be overturned because he was incapable of understanding...
Mar 29, 2021