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Alberta Health Services has cancelled all elective and non-urgent surgeries to devote more resources to an expected increase of COVID-19 patients, but what happens if you have a heart attack or a stroke during the pandemic?  Emergency departments are still…

Two Edmonton mothers have both been given an eight-year prison sentence for physically abusing two little girls and confining them in a basement.  J.L., 26, and her one-time best friend, A.M., 25, entered guilty pleas last September to two counts…

Edmonton police officers could soon hand out fines to people or businesses that violate current public health orders.  Alberta Health Services said those who breach the orders may be ticketed $1,000 per occurrence. For more serious violations, courts could administer…

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health has encouraged healthy residents to volunteer their time. “Now, more than ever, kindness matters,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw said at Tuesday’s news conference, adding that guidelines for community organizations and non-profits will be released in…

The City of Edmonton has renewed a state of local emergency to deal with COVID-19, council’s emergency advisory committee agreed Thursday. It’s the second time council has extended the order after it was initially declared on Mar. 20. By law the state…

The City of Edmonton is closing fenced off-leash dog parks, council’s emergency advisory committee heard Thursday.  As of Saturday morning, Lauderdale, Alex Decoteau, Manning Village and Paisley will be closed to the public.  The city’s 38 other off-leash areas will be switched to on-leash. …

Eleven people in Alberta have died from COVID-19 and 871 cases have been reported since the illness was first  detected in the province on March 5. So far, more than 53,000 people in the province have been tested for the coronavirus.…

Two more people in Alberta died from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, while testing revealed 96 new cases of the illness, bringing the total in the province to 968. Public health officials think 108 of those cases were transmitted…

Two more people in Alberta died from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, while testing revealed 97 new cases of the illness, bringing the total in the province to 968. Public health officials think 108 of those cases were transmitted within…

Inside a bright yellow recreation centre at the University of Alberta, a new COVID-19 triage facility is allowing doctors to safely see people with flu symptoms that have been deemed worrisome by the province’s telephone health assessors. The assessment and treatment centre…