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An entire classroom of elementary students and staff in Vancouver has reportedly been asked to stay home and self-isolate

Mental Illness Awareness Week reminds that mental health is as important as physical health.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. McDavid, a 23-year-old forward, is self-quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms, according to the Oilers.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that he tested negative for COVID-19 recently after he developed a "tickle" in his throat. It is the first time Trudeau has revealed he was ever tested for the illness.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. The team says the captain is self-quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms. More details to come. The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor says she's concerned about a surge in COVID-19 cases in Edmonton and is alarmed that many people are going to work or socializing while sick.

Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts of the country. Dr.

GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency's “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and w

STOCKHOLM — British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say a youth has been charged with murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl. Officers were called to an assault Friday night in the city's northeast. Police say the girl was found with serious injuries.