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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccine booster eligibility to all adults in stages

Alberta will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults in phases, the province announced Wednesday afternoon when it reported two more Omicron cases.

FILE - A health worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign of members of the Emergency Medical Services of Madrid in Madrid on January 12. (Oscar del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images via CNN)

Southbound Deerfoot reopened in deep south after multi-vehicle collision

Part of south Deerfoot closed Wednesday night after a multi-vehicle collision that sent one person to Foothills hospital.

Part of southbound Deerfoot was shut down Wednesday after a multi-vehicle collision. One person was taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

Pembina's controversial plan for Oregon natural gas terminal abandoned

A Canadian energy company called it quits Wednesday on a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal on the southern Oregon coast after failing to obtain all necessary state permits.n.

People protest against the Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline on Crater Lake Highway in Medford, Ore., on Jan. 6, 2016. The company that sought to build the natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon pulled the plug on the controversial project Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, after failing to obtain all necessary state permits. (Jamie Lusch/The Medford Mail Tribune via AP, File)

Former students of disgraced Calgary teacher 'disappointed' to learn ATA did not report findings to police 15 year ago

Former students of a disgraced Calgary teacher charged with multiple sexual assaults say they were "shocked" and "disappointed" to learn he had admitted to abusing other students back in 2006, yet police were not informed of the criminal allegations at the time.

'Extraordinary' motion at chiefs gathering removes Poitras as regional chief

Alberta chiefs have supported a motion to remove Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Marlene Poitras from the position.

Cargill comes to tentative deal with union at High River, Alta. beef plant

With less than a week to go before workers were set to go on strike at Cargill's High River, Alta. beef processing plant, the company says a tentative deal has been reached.

MLB owners lock out players, 1st work stoppage since 1995

Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport's collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day.

Confusion at City Hall over vaccinations and testing

Wednesday was supposed to be the deadline for all city employees including police to be fully-vaccinated, or start paying for their own rapid tests.

CPS says most new photo radar requirements already in place

Calgary Police say new photo radar restrictions announced by the province Wednesday mostly mirror the existing practices.

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U.S. to require all inbound foreign air passengers to get COVID-19 test the day before

By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure.

How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?

Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.

Airport COVID-19 testing for travellers arriving in Canada could start any time, minister says

The new on-arrival COVID-19 testing and isolation requirements for all air travellers coming from outside of Canada other than from the United States could come into effect at any time, depending on the airport, according to Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

Meghan wins appeal in privacy dispute with U.K. publisher

The Duchess of Sussex on Thursday won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit against a British newspaper publisher over its publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father.

Financial stress, supply issues set stage for anxious holiday season: poll

A new poll suggests that many Canadians are feeling some extra stress this holiday season, and are already planning to make things easier by starting their shopping ahead of time.