Alberta is altering the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility rules for residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Banff — and will redirect a large shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to both areas.

Yellowknife speed skater Wren Acorn, 18, dreams of going to the Olympics. The pandemic isn’t getting in her way of training to reach that goal.

With the conclusion of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and a new wave of superheroes on the way, diversity in the widely popular Marvel universe is increasing. But not all fans are embracing its new face.

There was a four-hour lineup outside the Poirier Forum in Coquitlam, B.C., on Tuesday when the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was made available for the first time to people over the age of 30 in “hot spot” communities.

Alberta is cutting back scheduled surgeries in its two major cities and the northern part of the province to make room for a possible influx of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The InBC Investment Corp. will “provide a source of patient capital to build a more innovative low-carbon economy by investing in high potential businesses to help them to scale and grow in B.C.,” the government says.

Politicians Derek Sloan and Randy Hillier are among several people charged for attending a large service in Aylmer, Ont., at the Church of God Restoration in defiance of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. 

As the European Union and the United States begin discussing a return to non-essential international travel, the federal government is expressing caution and insisting its decisions will be based on science, evidence and keeping Canadians safe.

Alberta plans to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to about 15,000 workers at meat-packing plants across the province starting this week, according to provincial Health Minister Tyler Shandro.

Attorney General David Eby told a public inquiry Monday there was a “significant” disconnect among B.C. gaming officials on the issue of money laundering when he took over the gaming portfolio in 2017.