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Article content EDMONTON — Doctors say public-health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce the spread of COVID-19 during a third wave. Premier Jason Kenney brought back tougher restrictions Tuesday that include shutting down indoor dining in restaurants, curbing indoor fitness classes and reducing retail capacity. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or 'Not enough:' Alberta doctors say more rules needed to reduce spread of COVID-19 Back to video He said Alberta is on track to have 2,000 new infections a day...

Article content Experts say mounting disapproval over Premier Jason Kenney’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and tensions within his caucus surrounding public-health restrictions are the result of the Alberta leader’s own mixed messaging in response to the crisis. Survey results released Friday by the Angus Reid Institute indicated three-quarters of Albertans feel Kenney is doing a bad job handling the pandemic more than a year since it began. It marked the highest disapproval rating for a premier of any region in Canada, according to the poll. We apologize, but this video has failed to...

Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta.  Have you undergone a travel-related quarantine? Have you received your vaccine, and if so did you feel any side effects? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. U.K. variant becomes dominant COVID-19 strain in Alberta as province reports 1,429 new cases, a 16-week high Alberta’s chi...

Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta.  Have you undergone a travel-related quarantine? Have you received your vaccine, and if so did you feel any side effects? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. More than 300 Calgary pharmacies offering COVID-19 vaccine Pharmacist Brian Jones with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Evergreen V...

Posted: Jan 22, 2021 5:44 PM MT | Last Updated: January 23 Dr. Selena Au works in three of Calgary's adult intensive care units and says COVID-19 patients often stay in the ICU up to three weeks. (Submitted by Dr. Selena Au) Calgary's intensive care units remain under intense pressure, even as overall COVID-19 case counts, transmission rates and hospitalization numbers drop. This week, the city's four adult intensive care units are filled with more COVID patients than they've seen since the start of the pandemic. According to Alberta Health Services, that number peaked at 55 on Wednesday. A...