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Woman diagnosed with long COVID discusses feeling ‘isolated and not understood’In January 2022, Anne Belliveau-Leblanc of New Brunswick was diagnosed with long COVID after a COVID-19 infection. She says dealing with the diagnosis was isolating and scary.HealthAug 28
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Fallout ensues after the closure of long-COVID outpatient programThose still dealing with the effects of long-COVID in Alberta are fighting back after they were informed the Long-COVID Inter-Professional Outpatient Program is coming to and end.HealthAug 15
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Hundreds of long-COVID sufferers affected as AHS abruptly closes outpatient programAlberta Health Services confirms it is concluding its long-COVID outpatient program much to the disappointment and frustration of Alberta patients suffering from symptoms.HealthAug 8
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1st lung cancer vaccine trials launch, powered by COVID mRNA technologyThe mRNA vaccine, known as BTN116, developed by the German biotechnology company BioNTech, is the first of its kind and has entered phase 1 clinical trials in seven countries.HealthAug 25
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Flu shots to become available in Ontario in OctoberThe Ministry of Health says it is safe and convenient to receive a COVID-19 shot and the flu shot at the same time.HealthSep 10
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variantThe KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.CanadaSep 17
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Summer surge of COVID-19 in Quebec as outbreaks, hospitalizations on the riseThe province’s national institute of public health is reporting outbreaks in 110 long-term care homes and 54 health-care centres.CanadaAug 22
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Banff pedestrian zone initiative coming to an end after Labour Day long weekendThe town made part of its main thoroughfare car-free in 2020 to reduce the risk for visitors during the COVID-19 pandemicCanadaAug 27
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines approved in U.S. amid summer surgeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlit and granted emergency use authorization for updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the most recent strains.HealthAug 22
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‘Significant amount of COVID’ expected in the fall. Are new vaccines coming?Health Canada says it is reviewing submissions from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for their updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the most recent strains circulating.HealthAug 21
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Real estate brokers suspended for using bogus bids to drive up Quebec home pricesOne buyer ended up paying $40,000 more than his initial offer in 2022 after the two real estate agents allegedly concocted a second bid on the house he wanted to buy.CanadaSep 11
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Strain on Calgary’s water system similar to revving car’s engine for too long: officialCalgarians used 496 million litres of water on Saturday, and was above 500 million litres in the days before that.EnvironmentSep 9
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Alberta craft distillers seek ‘equal playing field’, say dated regulations hurting businessAlberta's craft distillers say 20-year-old regulations are a threat to their industry's future. They say new rules are long overdue as the province reviews its options.CanadaSep 15
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Coutts protester’s lawyer suggests jury rushed to judgment before long weekendThe lawyer for a man convicted of mischief for his actions at the Coutts border blockade drew the ire of a judge Monday by suggesting jurors rushed to a verdict.CrimeAug 26
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Fort Road reopens following years of construction, business owners eager to recoverTraffic is once again flowing smoothly along Fort Road — a sight that hasn't been seen in three years along the northeast Edmonton thoroughfare.TrafficAug 12
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N.S. rent cap extension futile due to ‘massive loophole’ in rental system: advocatesA fixed-term lease, unlike a periodic lease, has a set start and end date and is not extended beyond the fixed period of time without the signing of a new lease.CanadaSep 9
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Whooping cough cases are surging in Canada. What’s going on?Quebec has seen the biggest spike in cases, with more than 11,600 reported so far this year, up from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.CanadaSep 4
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Your ‘summer cold’ could likely be COVID-19, doctors say amid surgeGayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19, which is rising in Canada, health experts say.HealthAug 3
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Banff residents vote on future of pedestrian zoneBanff residents head to the polls on Monday to vote on the future of the mountain town's pedestrian zone.CanadaAug 12
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Toronto transit service to change next month. What you can expectThe TTC is increasing and revising its service schedule next month as ridership nears levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsAug 27