8 h. ago Opinion: UCP's COVID vaccination folly puts children at serious risk

On May 27, the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics published a patient information page about Long COVID in children. It states “Long COVID is common, affecting up to 10 per cent to 20 per cent of children with a history of COVID-19. With almost six million U.S. children potentially affected, this is higher […]

Science

33 h. ago Alberta ends universal COVID vaccine coverage, premier blames low uptake and wasted shots

Danielle Smith said $135 million worth of doses got 'flushed down the drain' last year in part because Albertans are increasingly choosing to not take them

Science

5 d. ago Bell: Game on! Separatists, Danielle Smith's UCP duke it out in Alberta heartland

For Albertans set to vote in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, should Alberta split from Canada, that is the question

Culture

1 week ago Bell: Nenshi under fire from his own NDP and Danielle Smith's UCP loves it

Naheed Nenshi has been a giant size disappointment to the Alberta NDP, they thought he was their saviour but they would get walloped by Danielle Smith if an election was today

Events

1 week ago Moderna will test new COVID shot against placebo, RFK Jr. says

Under Kennedy, U.S. health agencies have taken steps to limit who can get COVID vaccines

Science

1 week ago Keith Gerein: UCP meddling in municipal issues a hallmark at the midterm point

The 2023 Alberta election did not go Edmonton's way. Two years later, Danielle Smith's government has proven to be an even bigger adversary than imagined.

Politics

2 w. ago Canadian experts strongly recommend COVID vaccines in pregnancy amid U.S. policy changes

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for pregnant women and healthy children.

Events

2 w. ago COVID shot is safe during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say after U.S. move

Canadian gynecologists spoke out after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the shot is no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women in the U.S.

Science

2 w. ago COVID vaccine ’strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say

TORONTO — Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination is “strongly recommended” during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada issued the statement Wednesday, a day after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the shot no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women south of the border. The Canadian […]

Science

3 w. ago Braid: UCP reacts as kids exposed to shocking sex images in school libraries

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides wants to ensure it doesn't happen again. In so doing, he opens the door to censorship just a crack — and that's where it has to stop

Society

3 w. ago Braid: UCP rightly reacts as kids exposed to shocking sex images in school libraries

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides wants to ensure it doesn't happen again. In so doing, he opens the door to censorship just a crack — and that's where it has to stop

Society

3 w. ago FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who may be eligible for a shot. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside experts have met regularly since the launch of […]

Science

3 w. ago Braid: Separatism is a ruse; the real battle for autonomy is fought with UCP legislation

Like no premier since Social Credit boss William Aberhart in the 1930s, Danielle Smith seeks to divorce Alberta from the federal system

Events