The jury is still out on how decreased human activity during the pandemic is affecting wildlife, one Alberta researcher says.  “We don’t know,” said University of Alberta biological sciences professor Colleen Cassady St. Clair Monday in an interview with CBC’s Alberta Afternoon. “I think they might be wondering what’s going on with us.” In Edmonton, St.…

A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday as they returned home from Toronto where the Edmonton Oilers forward died of a brain bleed. Bob Bartkewich, a longtime family friend who plays hockey with Cave’s father, said he and others wanted a way to honour…

Albertans should have access to COVID-19 tests, medicines and vaccines approved by trusted regulators in other countries, Premier Jason Kenney says. On Monday, Kenney said products approved by European or American health regulators should be available for use in Alberta even while awaiting Health Canada’s approval. “The direction I’ve given our officials is if we see a…

The latest: Amazon Canada reports an employee at its Balzac warehouse has contracted COVID-19. There were 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta Sunday, bringing the province’s total to 1,651. A total of 823 people have recovered. Four more Albertans have died, bringing the total deaths in the province to 44. The Alberta government has announced $286,000 grant…

An old ebola drug being tested as a treatment for COVID-19 is capable of tricking the virus responsible for the deadly respiratory disease, a new University of Alberta study suggests.  The drug remdesivir is capable of halting the coronavirus from replicating, according to new research published Monday in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The study,…

After taking a break over the Easter weekend, Alberta’s chief medical health officer will resume her daily updates on COVID-19 at a Monday afternoon news conference. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will deliver her update at 3:30 p.m. MT. You can watch it here live. As of Sunday, there have been 1,651 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including…