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Don't be alarmed by radon gas card, website

More than 93 per cent of Alberta homes tested had safe levels

Mar 16, 2020 2:55 PM Read more >

Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, self-isolating

Dr. Deena Hinshaw experiencing cold symptoms

Mar 16, 2020 1:41 PM Read more >

Canada closing borders to non-residents

On Monday morning, Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau announced to the country they will be denying entry to people who are not permanent residents or Canadian citizens. Airlines will receive the formal order to ban all travellers presenting symptoms from getting on an airplane.

Mar 16, 2020 12:12 PM Read more >

Border agency adds screening questions after complaints about airport disarray

OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency announced new screening questions for travellers arriving Monday following a weekend of disarray at points of entry into the country, especially airports.

Mar 16, 2020 11:28 AM Read more >

Coronavirus vaccine test opens as U.S. volunteer gets 1st shot

SEATTLE — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.

Mar 16, 2020 11:00 AM Read more >

Daily life near a standstill as nations try to halt pandemic

In a sign of how much the pandemic has grown, China now accounts for less than half of the world's 168,000 cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Mar 16, 2020 8:32 AM Read more >