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.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is saying a pause on a project to build the future home of the Calgary Flames is a red flag.
A man is in life-threatening condition following a stabbing Thursday evening.
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.
After prosecutors failed to show up at a court hearing for a man accused of operating an illegal supervised drug consumption site in a Lethbridge park, the charges against him have been dismissed.
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.
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.
An Ontario doctor is urging people to get a COVID-19 vaccine once a jab becomes available to them after he admitted three patients who turned down shots to the ICU.
Following the news that pregnant women are increasingly ending up in ICUs with severe COVID-19, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is calling on the government to prioritize this group for vaccines immediately.
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.
Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet is meeting today to discuss potential new measures for Ontario after another record-breaking COVID-19 case count.
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman has joined the voices calling for Manitoba to prioritize vaccinating frontline and essential workers.
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.