Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

COVID numbers continue to fall in St. Albert

“The initial report of the death of the 14-year-old included COVID as a secondary cause. We have now received additional information that indicates COVID was not a cause of death,” said Hinshaw.

Another St. Albertan has died from COVID-19 this past week.

Board chair calls for contact tracing by province

Local case count shows a slight drop from last week.

St. Albert’s returning officer David Leflar encouraged electors to vote, arguing the election is one of the most important St. Albert has had “for quite some time.”

Orissa Shima, the nurses’ union representative for the Sturgeon, described the atmosphere in the hospital as one of "exhaustion," highlighting the Alberta government's lack of adequate response.

"Early relaxation of public-health measures has left two crumbling health-care systems in their wake and the dire realities are now in full view," said Dr. Katharine Smart, president of the Canadian Medical Association.

“If we were to bring in widespread restrictions, [they] would most likely be complied with by people who are vaccinated, but we would likely see large scale non-compliance among the unvaccinated population. That wouldn’t necessarily get us much further ahead,” said the premier.

The province's vaccine passport system, referred to as the "restriction exemption program," detailed vaccine requirements for customers, but not employees. St. Albert has adopted a new mandate to expand the program.