Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Friday that when the Sept. 27 date approaches, the province will only proceed with lifting the restrictions if it is safe to do so as Alberta continues to monitor the Delta variant.

Health-services workers make up 32 per cent of the total COVID-19-related claims filed in the province.

The benefit is available for workers in eligible occupations, with an eligible employer, who worked at least 300 hours between Oct. 12, 2020, and Jan. 31, 2021, and who have earned a gross hourly wage of $25 or less.

Long-term effects can be debilitating and isolating, residents say.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the provincial government to implement fierce restrictions that prevent students from experiencing in-person learning.

Restrictions will be eased as more Albertans get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, with a complete reopening expected for early July.

Screening is optional, and businesses do not have to be a chamber member to apply for a test kit.

"It just seems redundant, and I hate to use the word abusive, but it just seems to be an abuse of small business," said Paddy's owner Ken Shebib.

“They give us $20,000 like they’re big heroes. Yesterday, I paid our rent, gas, electricity and taxes – (the bills are) over $20,000,” said Switner.

The COVID-19 case count dropped to 155 on Tuesday, the lowest for the city since April 10.