Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the province is starting to test some community influenza samples from its surveillance network.

The current flu season was the most unusual in about five years because of an early spike in influenza B as influenza A was circulating across Canada and the northern hemisphere.

Manitoba hit a new high for flu vaccinations, with nearly 25 per cent of people in the province getting their shot.

The daycare had 20 children out showing signs of respiratory illness.

The principal says the Bridgenorth school's kindergarten classes have been "hit the hardest" with illness this week.

The United States confirmed its first case of the virus in Washington State on Tuesday, but Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the risk to Albertans is very low.

The province said more and more people are choosing to get vaccinated during the flu season in Saskatchewan.

More kids are ending up in hospital this flu season than usual, says Canada's chief public health officer.

The study used data from more than 47,000 Fitbit users in five U.S. states.

According to Manitoba Health, only 22 per cent of Manitobans were vaccinated for influenza this season, up from the 20 per cent vaccinated the previous year.