Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a case linked to a challenge about air passenger refunds for flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edmonton, Calgary sites will receive new vaccine doses in coming days

"It will make a world of difference for single Albertans who otherwise would not be able to visit their families over Christmas," Kenney said.

The judge said the case had some merit and wasn't vexatious. But she also said she wasn't sure there has been irreparable harm, so there wasn't enough to persuade her to temporarily suspend restrictions.

The measures limit Christmas celebrations to individual households, restrict weddings and funerals to 10 people and prohibit outdoor gatherings.

According to the report, women's employment hit an unprecedented low with 1.5 million women in Canada losing their jobs in the first two months of the pandemic. In April, women's participation in the workforce dropped to 55 per cent, a level not seen since 1986.

The site is being created with help from the Canadian Red Cross and is being set up inside the Universiade Pavilion.

The parents said they were impressed by how different specialists collaborated on Nora's care and consulted with a team in the United States that was more familiar with COVID-19 in infants.

The province reported 1,270 new infections of COVID-19 on Wednesday, one of its lowest daily counts in more than two weeks, and 16 additional deaths.

EDMONTON — Today is the day for the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are to be given to health workers in Edmonton and Calgary at 4 p.m.