Новости за 17.09.2021

COVID-19 vaccination rates rose in Alberta one day after the provincial government announced a vaccine passport program and new restrictions.

Rapid COVID-19 testing will be available outside Commonwealth Stadium before the Edmonton Elks game on Saturday amid new requirements to enter the facility.

Veteran nurse Pauline Worsfold, who took part in a convoy around Edmonton, said the current wave of COVID-19 patients filling up hospitals is like nothing she's ever seen before.

Enbridge has been ordered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to pay $3.32 million for breaching an aquifer containing groundwater during construction of a trench.

Pauline Worsfold has worked as a nurse in Edmonton since 1981. On Friday, she said the tsunami of COVID-19 patients filling up Alberta hospitals is devastating and she’s never seen a situation like this in her 40 years of nursing.

The Alberta nurses union is joining other nurses across the country to support a national day of action. While nurses in other provinces are looking for solidarity, nurses in Edmonton are using the day to protest government action on the nursing shortage in Alberta. Kim Smith reports.

A portion of Highway 43 near Gunn, Alta., was shut down due to a fiery collision Friday morning.

Thick, black smoke filled the air at the scene on Highway 43 near Gunn, Alta., which was closed late Friday morning due to a multi-vehicle collision.

Active COVID-19 cases in Guelph have shot up to 110 with only nine new recoveries being reported on Friday.

Gen. Jonathan Vance stands accused of attempting to obstruct justice after military police opened an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him.

Residents are being advised to prepare a well-stocked emergency kit for what BC Hydro warns could be a stormy fall and winter made worse by the effects of a severe summer drought.

Pandemic-related hospitalizations rose by six for a total of 262. This includes 95 people in intensive care, a bump of eight compared to the previous day.

Shelley Samycia with AMA Travel chats about what options there are for families looking to take a Disney cruise.

The social and racial reckoning once dominating headlines seems to have turned into a fringe issue among federal leaders in the 2021 Canadian election.

'This year we’ve got returning veterans making up our team, so each rider has been hand-selected as someone that wants to make a difference for local kids.'

Urologist Dr Adrian Fairey and bladder cancer survivor Ferg Devins speak about the importance of the annual walk that raises money for research.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said on Friday that his government would support Jason Kenney and Scott Moe, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s premiers, after both provinces announced they would be implementing new COVID-19 health measures amid a spike in cases. “We will foot the bill for their proof-of-vaccination programs,” Trudeau stated.

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti checks in with The Morning Show to answer the latest coronavirus questions including new vaccine names causing confusion in the fourth wave.

When it comes to new cases, 166 were recorded in Toronto, 77 in Peel Region, 71 in York Region, 64 in Ottawa and 60 in Durham Region while other public health units had below 40.

‘It’s an opportunity for Trent University students to discover all of the amazing things to do in and around Peterborough,’ said Ruth-Ann Dafoe of Trent U.

Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, September 17, 2021 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.

All four Hamilton ridings could be in play, and in close races, meaning leaders' visits could be all that much impactful.

The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found nearly half of voters don't like any of the parties running, leading to uncertainty about the result.

Overall, about one in every 400 Florida residents who were alive in March 2020 has since died of COVID-19, with only cancer and heart disease more deadly.

Now that the Alberta government has announced a COVID-19 vaccine passport program, an Edmonton pharmacy has been very busy. Sarah Komadina reports.