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A day after Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta could be ready to welcome domestic and international visitors within weeks, a federal advisory panel has…

Article content A day after Premier Jason Kenney said Alberta could be ready to welcome domestic and international visitors within weeks, a federal advisory panel has recommended that Canada move to eliminate its mandatory quarantine requirements for travellers who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The recommendation, released by Canada’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert and Advisory Panel on Thursday, has not yet been adopted. In a statement, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the government will consider the panel’s recommendations but also said Canada will be “p...

COVID-19 Update: 351 new cases, 16 deaths | Border testing pilot to be suspended at YYC | Hinshaw says schools 'continue to be safe places' Newsroom Staff © Provided by Calgary Herald Travellers participate in the Border Testing Pilot Program for a COVID-19 test upon arrival from overseas at YYC (Calgary International Airport) on Friday, January 29, 2021. Replay Video Skip Ad With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we’ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary. What’s happening now The border testing pi...

U.S. to supply Canada’s AstraZeneca vaccines, Liberals say, after indications they would come from India Procurement Minister Anita Anand. Photo by Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press/File Canada’s supply of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines will come from the United States, the federal government said Friday, despite the vaccine manufacturer indicating just 12 days ago that those doses would come from India. Canada has an agreement with AstraZeneca to buy 20 million doses of its vaccine, which is still awaiting approval from Health Canada. Most Canadians say they will get COVID-19...

Alberta variant cases now at 68; province says strict testing and tracking in place by Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 4, 2021 5:33 pm MDT Last Updated Feb 4, 2021 at 5:44 pm MDT EDMONTON — Alberta reported Thursday it has 68 variant cases of COVID-19, up 11 from the day before, seven of them with no known link to travel. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, said two of the new cases have potentially exposed two Calgary zone schools. Earlier possible exposures were reported in two other Calgary schools, but Hinshaw said so far there has been no spread detected...