Easter Sunday

• Easter celebrations in Alberta forced to adapt again due to COVID-19 restrictions

  For a second year in a row, COVID-19 restrictions changed the way most people celebrated Easter Sunday in Alberta.

  Health

  Apr 5
• Church burns to the ground in St. Theresa Point after Easter Sunday mass

  St. Theresa Point Roman Calthoic Church caught fire at about 2:50 p.m. Sunday. RCMP called it arson. No one was hurt.

  Crime

  Apr 5
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• Singing hymns through masks, Christians celebrate 2nd Easter amid COVID-19 pandemic

  From Protestant churches in South Korea to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, people followed regulations aimed at preventing the transmission of the coronavirus.

  World

  Apr 4
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• Some B.C. churches planning in-person services for Easter Sunday, despite COVID-19 restrictions

  Eleven B.C. churches have signed on to the 'We Will Gather' initiative on the Liberty Coalition Canada website, pledging to hold in-person Easter Sunday services.

  Health

  Apr 3
• Drive-in Easter Sunday service held in Fort Saskatchewan parking lot amid COVID-19 pandemic

  Bridge Church in Fort Saskatchewan hosted a drive-in Easter Sunday service in a parking lot amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2020
• Coronavirus: Making the best of the Easter holiday in isolation

  The holiday sparked joy for families coming to grips with their new reality, social isolation and a pandemic that has many worried about their health, and future.

  Apr 12, 2020
• MLHU urging people to rethink long weekend plans and stay home amid COVID-19

  The Middlesex-London Health Unit is advising people against travelling for the Passover and Easter weekend, given the developing situation of COVID-19.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies to be closed Friday, Sunday of holiday weekend

  Premier Doug Ford announced a break for grocery store and pharmacy workers -- Friday and Sunday off for the upcoming holiday long weekend that includes Easter and Passover amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020
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• Rogue pastors deny, ‘destroy’ coronavirus threat ahead of Easter in U.S.

  While most religious groups have closed their doors for safety reasons, a few U.S. pastors are defying the science of the coronavirus threat.

  Trending

  Apr 7, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Saskatoon mother-daughter duo crafting Easter baskets for frontline workers’ kids

  A mother and daughter in Saskatoon are making Easter baskets for the children of frontline workers.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2020