CALGARY As variant COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb in Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney and the emergency management cabinet committee have moved their meeting a day earlier to Tuesday and Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to deliver an update later in the afternoon. The province s chief medical officer of health has not spoken public since just before the Easter long weekend. The meeting and announcement come amid increasing calls from some health professionals and the NDP opposition for the reintroduction of stricter restrictions as variants currently account for nearly 40 per cent of all new cases. In a detailed media release, Alberta reported 887 new infections on Monday, marking the sixth straight update where more than 850 new cases were reported.
CALGARY Early Monday evening, the Lethbridge Police Service said an investigation into a report of a van with five people in it in a purported Easter Sunday abduction attempt was actually a misunderstanding . According to LPS officials, a 12-year-old girl called police Sunday afternoon to report a troubling incident near the Lakeview School baseball diamonds along Henderson Lake Boulevard South. The girl indicated a van had stopped near her and several people got out of the vehicle. She said the offenders attempted to grab her but she successfully eluded them and managed to run away. Early Monday evening, the LPS issued a statement that said the van and occupants were in the area for a group outing and were running to the park to play ball.
CALGARY The Canadian government says 27 flights arriving and departing from Calgary International Airport had at least one guest infected with COVID-19 on board. The online data, which tracks flights back to March 20, is released in order for other passengers on the planes to take proper precautions. Along with the flight information, the government also indicates what rows could be considered a close contact of an active case. Passengers who were seated in those rows should: Monitor themselves for symptoms for at least 14 days; Quarantine immediately if you develop any COVID-19 symptoms; and Contact your local public health officials if you have any questions or concerns.
CALGARY A Calgary church leader, who has been charged under Alberta s Public Health Act (PHA) before, has posted a new video of a recent interaction he had with authorities over the COVID-19 rules. Artur Pawlowski, the pastor of Calgary s Street Church, was holding a service at the building, located at 4315 26 Ave. S.E., on Saturday. In the YouTube clip, Pawlowski confronts a group of six officials consisting of members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS), Alberta Health Services (AHS) and City of Calgary Bylaw Services. He is heard shouting at them, calling them Nazis and Gestapo . AHS ATTENDED CHURCH TO OBSERVE