Police and protesters: Tense situation outside Calgary city hall for COVID-19 rally
One of the biggest rallies of the pandemic took to the streets in downtown Calgary Saturday and the situation drew an equally large police presence.

One of the biggest rallies of the pandemic took to the streets in downtown Calgary Saturday and the situation drew an equally large police presence.
Alberta's rate of daily new cases of COVID-19 continued a gradual upward trend on Saturday with the province reporting 415 new infections.
The CEO of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued an apology to seniors after they experienced frustration and worry due to complications with the COVID-19 vaccination booking system.
A second worker from Red Deer's Olymel meat processing plant has died from COVID-19, the union that represents the facility's workers told CTV News Edmonton Friday.
A group of health professionals is urging the Alberta government not to ease COVID-19 restrictions next week and to instead toughen measures for bars, restaurants and pubs.
It’s been nearly a year since the 60-year-old Stafford Drive South YMCA was demolished. A recent report, released by Lethbridge’s facilities department, shows that more than 98 per cent of the building material was diverted from the landfill.
The situation hasn't changed for Alberta following the UCP government's third budget but a company that records credit ratings says the framework released Thursday fails to provide a plan to return to balance.
Serving a search warrant at a home in Didsbury, Alta. has resulted in a quantity of drugs being seized, along with forged documents and counterfeit money.
It’s been a turbulent year for competitive athletes of all stripes, and swimmers are no exception.
It’s been nearly a year since the 60-year-old Stafford Drive South YMCA was demolished. A recent report, released by Lethbridge’s facilities department, shows that more than 98 per cent of the building material was diverted from the landfill.
A group of Lethbridge university students got innovative with plastic bags, using them to create mats for homeless residents to sleep on.
The Lethbbridge Hurricanes play Friday night, their first WHL game since last March when COVID-19 shut the league down
Lethbridge police is looking for the rightful owner of a "substantial amount" of high-voltage, aluminum-core, underground cable recovered this week.
8-year-old Yaphet Yoseph has some out-of-this-world aspirations and is getting words of wisdom from Canada's space community.
TikTok skating sensation Elladj Balde is on a mission to bring more diversity to the sport of figure skating.
26-year-old Brian Fraser has died while battling cancer. Creeson Agecoutay has the story on how he inspired a nation to give.
The TSA recently shared their top ten bizarre catches of 2020 and among them was a dead baby shark and a live smoke grenade
The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson and Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
A new study says that blood tests may be the key for doctors to get an idea of what to expect when treating COVID-19 patients.
The number of people who would have died from a COVID-19 infection is likely to be much higher than recorded because death certificates don't always list the virus as the cause of a fatality, experts say.
As the price of bitcoin climbs, the environmental impact of the cryptocurrency may be cause for concern thanks to the energy used to harvest it.
Emmanuel Acho will temporarily replace long time ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison amid controversy.
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaults it has blamed on Yemen's rebel Houthis.
Prince Edward Island is introducing what it describes as new circuit-breaker measures to try and curb a recent spike in COVID-19 diagnoses.
One of the biggest rallies of the pandemic took to the streets in downtown Calgary Saturday and the situation drew an equally large police presence.
More than 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Ontario Saturday.
Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases has public health officials sounding the alarm.
Ontario uses 'emergency brake,' some regions locked down