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  CALGARY -- Worried about further spread of COVID-19 as case numbers continue to rise across the province, government officials — and infectious disease experts — are urging people not to gather over the Easter long weekend. On Wednesday, Alberta recorded its highest number of active cases since Jan. 25 (8,300) and its highest daily count since Jan. 13 (871 new cases). Three additional deaths were also reported, which has prompted infectious disease experts like Dr. Lynora Saxinger to urge the public not to gather over the upcoming Easter long weekend. She says it may be tempting t...

In a fiery exchange at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, Ontario’s NDP leader accused Premier Doug Ford’s government of declining to spend money on long-term care homes during the second wave of COVID-19 cases.  According to testimony from Ontario’s long-term care commission, the Ministry of Health turned down “a number of proposals” from its public health advisors to bolster long-term care homes because they were too expensive to implement. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath quoted testimony from Dr. Allison McGreer, who sits on the province’s Science Table, on the floor of the legislature Tues...

Article content Ontario’s plan for vaccinations is up in the air once again but for a good reason this time — we’re getting a new vaccine. We don’t know when for sure, but between 160,000 to 190,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine could start arriving in the province between next week and the end of March. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or LILLEY: Good news on vaccine front changes Ontario's plans once again Back to video The province now needs to determine who to give the vaccine to and whether certain regions or hotspots shoul...

Provincial Science Table gives a refreshingly optimistic picture of the road ahead

Article content Health Canada’s approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine Friday was greeted with relief by officials who have been under growing pressure to speed up the immunization rollout. “This is the best news we have heard in a long time,” said Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose government has been under fire for lagging behind other provinces when it comes to vaccinating the elderly, who are the hardest hit by the pandemic. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or 'Best news I have heard in a long time': Approval of third vaccine could mean earl...