Lauren Krugel
The Montreal Gazette
Calgary, AB, Canada
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CDC lifts most mask guidance. Canada will stay the course
Breadcrumb Trail Links * World * News CDC lifts most mask guidance. Canada will stay the course 'We have a ways to go yet' President Joe Biden pulls off his face mask as he arrives to speak about loosening COVID-19 mask guidelines outside the White House on April 27. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ File photo /Reuters Article content President Joe Biden took his biggest step yet toward declaring… → Read More
Canada unlikely to follow U.S. approach to easing COVID-19 masking rules: doctor
More than 46 per cent of the U.S. population has been given at least one dose and more than a third given both. → Read More
Ontario keeping stay-at-home order longer
Ontario has announced it's keeping its stay-at-home order in place until at least June 2 and Quebec has become the latest province to stop giving Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as a first dose. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that public health measures have been effective in driving down cases, but need to be continued for now. → Read More
Provinces eye linking vaccinations to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of security. → Read More
U.S. issues advice to those fully vaccinated, but no shift in Canada yet
New U.S. guidelines say people fully inoculated against COVID-19 can drop some precautions when gathering with others, but at least two provincial health… → Read More
Premiers blame Ottawa for delayed COVID-19 shots
Premiers say federal COVID-19 vaccine procurement delays have left them no choice but to stretch out the time between doses, as pharmacies in some parts of Ontario were preparing to start giving shots next week. → Read More
Doctors urge Alberta to hold off on easing COVID-19 restrictions next week
A group of health professionals is urging the Alberta government not to ease COVID-19 restrictions next week and to instead toughen measures for bars,… → Read More
Homeless People Need To Be Prioritized For Vaccinations, Advocates Say
They are five times more likely to die if infected, research suggests. → Read More
‘Imperative’ COVID-19 vaccines prioritized for homeless, shelter staff: advocates
"It's imperative that we include the most vulnerable who can benefit most from the protection afforded by COVID vaccination." → Read More
Quick vaccines urged for homeless, shelter staff
CALGARY - Advocates say homeless people should get priority to COVID-19 vaccines given how at risk they are to the virus and how much more likely they are to get severely ill if infected. "We as a society set the moral tone by who we provide supports for and who we prioritize," says a position statement released Wednesday by two national groups who work with street populations. → Read More
PM Delivers Hopeful Holiday Message As Moderna Vaccines Arrive In Canada
Meanwhile, Ontario and Quebec both reported record daily COVID-19 caseloads. → Read More
Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19
Nora Forrest was a full-term, healthy baby when she was born on Nov. 22. The following night, her mom started feeling ill. The whole family was positive for COVID-19. → Read More
Calgary mother guilty in son's staph death granted full parole with conditions
CALGARY — A mother found negligent in the death of her 14-month-old son from a staph infection has been granted full parole about halfway through her sentence,… → Read More
Inquiry into oil and gas foes to deliver report next year: Kenney
CALGARY — An inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province’s oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year, at least six… → Read More
No, The Surge In COVID-19 Cases Isn't Just Because Of More Testing: Experts
“People are not wanting to believe that this is a thing, because I think they don’t want to return to the state that we were living in earlier in the year." → Read More
Minimizing surge in COVID-19 cases ‘a real mistake,’ experts say
Infectious disease specialists say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing. → Read More
Churches, halls cook up COVID-safe fall suppers
Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoo... → Read More
Mentally ill man who stabbed five people at Calgary party appeals denial of freedoms
CALGARY — Lawyers for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party are appealing a decision to deny him some privileges. → Read More
Court rejects appeal of Stampeder's killer
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld the conviction of a man who killed a Calgary Stampeders foo... → Read More
Ontario, Quebec report higher daily COVID cases
Quebecers are being urged to minimize in-person contact and Ontario is trying to clear its COVID-19 testing backlog as Canada's two most populous provinces report increases in new daily infections. Ontario reported 409 new infections today, up from 335 on Wednesday. → Read More