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UBC-led research shows the COVID-19 vaccine helps protect pregnant people from giving birth prematurely and from getting severely ill. As Kylie Stanton reports, data from nearly 20,000 women forms one of the largest datasets worldwide.

The 2025 Alberta budget projects a $5.2-billion deficit this fiscal year — the first time in the red since the COVID-19-era budget of 2020. Hundreds of education support workers on strike protest outside the legislature. The statue of controversial women’s rights pioneer and eugenics supporter Emily Murphy has been stolen from the park bearing her...

With cold and flu season ramping up, doctors are warning about the potential ‘quad-demic’—a combination of influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus. Meanwhile, the U.S. bans red dye number 3 due to health risk. Plus, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel hits us with “Quack Attack,” as she breaks down the week’s top health stories to keep you informed...

Now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing, many brides and grooms are thinking about heading down the aisle again but some couples may be in for some sticker shock when it comes to planning the big day. Consumer Matters reporter Anne Drewa has more on wedding budgets post-pandemic.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Malaria Programme director Dr. Pedro Alonso said on Monday that the global response to the threat of malaria has taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said as health services were disrupted in many countries, it led to tens of thousands more deaths worldwide last year. “This...

Canada’s top health officials warn of another dark winter ahead, as fears of a fifth COVID-19 wave rise, with Omicron becoming the dominant variant. What chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam has to say about your holiday plans. Plus, meet one family who’s divided over getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, the struggle with long...

Premier Jason Kenney announced the province is providing $21.5 million in COVID-19 supports to homeless and women’s shelters across Alberta until March 2022. Shelter beds will also be activated at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium this winter, he said.

Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino announced on Friday that as of Jan. 15, 2022 people who are currently exempted from entry requirements to Canada will no longer be allowed in without being fully vaccinated. Those include people coming to Canada to reunite with family, international students, professional and amateur athletes, people with valid work...

New rules in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have people wearing masks indoors at weddings and events and having alcohol service stop at 10 p.m. As Sarah Ryan explains, for some, the changes will have a detrimental impact on the party vibe.

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on the numbers of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients who are filling up ICU beds in our province.

B.C.’s independent COVID modelling group says a major surge of cases requiring hospitalization is looming, and that it could overwhelm the healthcare system. Ted Chernecki reports.

Horizon Health Network has moved to red alert level as its hospitals attempt to manage rising hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients. The president of the New Brunswick Medical Society says doctors are worried about hospital capacity and where they will put patients if the system gets too full.

B.C.’s business community is worried that changes to the federal government’s COVID-19 business subsidies might leave many still-struggling businesses out in the cold. Ted Chernecki reports.

Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday 3,325 health-care workers in the province are currently on unpaid leave due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19. These gaps in the workforce have led to changes being made at hospitals and non-urgent surgeries being delayed.

Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu announces AHS will begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries as the COVID-19 situation eases.

Hospitals in New Brunswick are still in the Red Phase due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning procedures and appointments are being cancelled or put off. Wait lists are also growing. The head of the New Brunswick Medical Society says without enough staff to deal with the backlog, there are concerns about patient safety. Shelley Steeves...

Southern B.C. remains on “red alert” as the first of back-to-back storms began drenching the already flood-weary part of the province Saturday. Meanwhile, it’s estimated that the bill for flooded farms in B.C. could cost billions of dollars. On COVID-19: the U.K., Germany, Italy and the Netherlands have all confirmed cases of the Omicron variant,...

The Canadian Armed Forces and the Red Cross are on their way to help Alberta hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients. One of those patients is Jilleen Oar, who contracted the coronavirus just before she was set to get her first dose of the vaccine. As Heather Yourex-West explains, Oar is now in intensive care.

Frustrations started to mount at the coroner’s inquest into the 47 deaths at the CHSLD Herron during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The coroner is asking questions about why more wasn’t done to help save the residents. As Tim Sargeant reports, no witnesses were willing to admit they made mistakes that may have...

Horizon and Vitalite Health Networks announced Thursday they are suspending hospital visits temporarily due to rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations. Vitalite says all of its hospitals are moving to “red alert” as of Oct. 12.