Another major summer festival in Edmonton has fallen victim to the coronavirus. K-Days, the 10-day summer exhibition that happens every July, will not take place this summer. A news release from Northlands confirmed Thursday morning that the 141st running of the event, which had been scheduled to begin July 17, will be postponed until 2021.…

Have questions about COVID-19 that need answering? Dr. Mark Joffe, an Alberta Health Services vice-president and medical director for northern Alberta, will answer questions today from CBC Edmonton viewers in a live event hosted by Edmonton News at 6 host Nancy Carlson. The event starts at 11 a.m. Submit your questions using the comments section at…

Of the 62 residents at Manoir du Lac seniors’ residence in McLennan, Alta., 42 have tested positive for COVID-19.  Ten of them have died.  Thirteen staff members have also tested positive.  Last Friday, Alberta Health Services took over the day-to-day operation of the facility, located about 440 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s…

Hoisting a banner hung from yard sticks to prove they were at least six feet apart, Marilyn Gaa and Anna Novikov said they just couldn’t stay home. To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the pair were joined by other members of the Edmonton chapter of the Raging Grannies stationed on different corners of…

An employee of a southeast Calgary chicken processing plant has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the union that represents those workers. The Lilydale plant, located in Ramsay at 2126 Hurst Road S.E., is owned by Sofina Foods Inc., which operates 16 plants across Canada. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union local 401 spokesperson…

An order from Alberta’s chief medical officer of health limiting health care workers to one long-term care site has been put on hold one day before it was to take effect.  “The order’s original date for completion was April 23, 2020. However, that date was rescinded as of today,” read a statement from Alberta Health…