COVID-19 in Alberta: Hinshaw reports 1,646 cases, including 1,020 variant infections
Alberta reported 1,646 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day count since mid-December.

Alberta reported 1,646 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day count since mid-December.
Starting Monday, youth sport and recreational activities in the city of Calgary must take place outside for the next two weeks, the province announced.
Loblaws, Sobeys and Co-op stores throughout Alberta have reported another 77 cases of COVID-19 among workers in the past week.
Alberta Health officials have acknowledged that the province has a vaccine hesitancy issue with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Strathmore, Alta. native Chad Goodwin went from figure skating to his newest gig, as the director of skating for the newest NHL franchise, the Seattle Kraken
The Alberta Teachers' Association is asking the province to stop work on the K-6 draft curriculum until a rewrite and review can take place.
Two Cochrane girls reported missing last month during a custody dispute between their parents have been located safe, RCMP said on Thursday.
Airdrie RCMP are seeking public assistance about an armed robbery that took place at a Petro-Canada station in late March.
Calgary police are looking witnesses to an incident Wednesday night where a teenage girl was struck by a vehicle in southwest Calgary.
A few weeks into what the federal government has billed as the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's mass vaccination effort, the rollout is still being plagued by delays in Moderna shipments and lingering uncertainty about when and how many doses of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's shots will land.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet is actively considering a variety of stricter measures as COVID-19 modelling shows the province could see up to 18,000 new infections per day by the end of May if current trends continue.
COVID-19 transmission in British Columbia may be beginning to slow down, but the province still has a ways to go, according to the latest modelling data presented by provincial health officials on Thursday.
The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against COVID-19, a White House official said on Thursday.
Prince William and Prince Harry won't walk side-by-side Saturday as they follow their grandfather's coffin into the church ahead of Prince Philip's funeral, minimizing the chances of any awkward moments between the brothers who are grappling with strained relations since Harry's decision to step away from royal duties last year.
A Cyclone helicopter made a precautionary landing at Nova Scotia's Rainbow Haven Provincial Park after noticing a cockpit indication.
The app, created by Indigenous Vision, shares the locations of historical Blackfoot land sites throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and Wyoming.
A territorial goose attacks an unsuspecting Edmonton man and his two dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
A man who was shot in New York while at a tribute for DMX took cover in the vehicle of the news crew that was covering the event.
Jill Macyshon has the story about animals a little out of their element, and the urging of experts to let them be.
Kristian Nairn shares his favourite 'Game Of Thrones' moment on the show's 10 year anniversary.