The Alberta Hope COVID-19 study will recruit 1,600 at-risk Albertans to determine whether taking a five-day treatment of hydroxychloroquine lowers their hospitalization rates.

The budget indicates that 277 people in permanent positions with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry are facing layoffs.

"The glaciers themselves, with increased melt, they actually are banks of contaminants that have accumulated for decades," said researcher Rolf Vinebrooke.

The research involves extensive mapping of the spinal cord and using a wire thinner than a human hair that can reach deep inside the spine.

Atlas, an Edmonton-based medical cannabis company, has donated $300,000 to fund three research studies at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

The discovery is the culmination of years of research and a collaboration between the University of Alberta and Universidad Maimónides in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The newly discovered drug works by preventing cancer cells from repairing their own DNA during treatment.

The Ex-Vivo Organ Support System (EVOSS) essentially mimics the human body, using negative pressure that allows the lungs to breathe similarly to how they would in a person.

Dr. Shawna Pandya was selected as part of the five-member scientist team that will take part in the NEPTUNE research mission.

The Alberta Cancer Foundation has decided to end its Bust a Move six-hour workout event in 2019, stressing the need to keep fundraising costs low.