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"I don't trust it. I don't trust that water." https://trib.al/5lfpqmr

After extremely high demand overwhelmed Alberta's online COVID-19 immunization booking website, the tool will undergo upgrades early Wednesday morning. https://trib.al/swXqRUD

With the Edmonton Oilers desperate for goals, the line that sparked them last season could be reunited Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. https://trib.al/vridOYJ

Alberta Minister of Health Tyler Shandro and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19 in the province Tuesday.

Experts worry the messaging on the AstraZeneca vaccine has, so far, been muddled. https://trib.al/O8ukZLt

"Sometimes it almost feels like when you watch the news or see what’s going on it feels like we’re living in the first 10 minutes of an apocalyptic movie." https://trib.al/N68NjWf

On Sunday, Alberta Health reported the largest number of COVID-19-related deaths announced in a 24-hour period since the pandemic hit the province. https://trib.al/pKy446X

Any pathway to net-zero includes the efficient use of oil and natural gas, CAPP president Tim McMillan said. https://trib.al/5rdRsr3 @sarahryanYEG

A Minnesota regulatory panel on Tuesday signed off on Enbridge’s planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, leaving only one minor state permit to go before construction can begin. https://trib.al/tUbcegi

This is not OK I have a protected status and this is discrimination, Jenn Thompson said. https://trib.al/0ERxDRh

"It all, in the end, is for the kids." https://trib.al/3Re097t

The chair of the Edmonton Public School Board says the first time she learned Alberta’s grade 7 to 12 students would be moving to at-home learning was when Premier Jason Kenney held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce new measures at curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the province. #COVID19ab #COVID19alberta #ABed #abpoli #abhealth https://trib.al/x9HNSkU

#BREAKING: The final results of Georgia's manual recount now show Biden's lead was largely unchanged, with Trump improving his vote total by just under one per cent. https://trib.al/NObBaLh

A Calgary urgent care doctor is speaking out about the newest COVID-19 restrictions announced in Alberta on Tuesday. https://trib.al/jG4YaQU

In the first part of 'misinformation in the U.S. election,' Emanuela Campanella explores how a far-right conspiracy theory QAnon is spilling over from the online world to the real world. Read more: https://globalnews.ca//qanon-misinformation-donald-trump-/

We have to do the right thing, take the steps to stop the spread, because if we don’t do that, we aren’t going to get a ski season. https://trib.al/IZvQ7KK

Footage shared by Cedar Springs Farm in Hotchkiss, Colorado, shows curly-haired Mangalica sows and piglets in the snow. Also see: https://globalnews.ca//7227/melville-pet-pig-animal-bylaw/

A New York-based rapper who discharged a flamethrower from atop a moving public bus surrendered to police on Wednesday, local media reported. Rapper Dupree G.O.D said the stunt staged for a music video was done for "the art. For the Wu-Tang. READ: https://globalnews.ca//746/nyc-flamethrower-man-bus-video/

From false ads to bogus promotions and contests, criminals love to target e-commerce sites during the holidays. https://trib.al/9LqXgZv

To combat record-high COVID-19 infection rates, the Alberta government enacted a new state of public health emergency on Tuesday and announced new restrictions which are not as widespread and sweeping as the ones introduced in the spring. We have team coverage on how this affects students, businesses, gatherings and more. https://trib.al/DOnvvox

The Grande Prairie born-and-raised man recently returned from the summer leg of an Arctic research mission the only Canadian that was part of an international crew of scientists, biologists and other experts. https://trib.al/1sqLp2L

Police told Global News a converter dolly came off a semi tractor trailer early this morning and struck a minivan that had been heading east on Lessard Road. https://trib.al/lDOOiSf

The doctor's assessment was immediately contradicted by a person familiar with Trump’s condition, who said the president was administered supplemental oxygen on Friday. https://trib.al/CRhnNDu

Western Canadian farmers say the long fall has allowed them to get their crops into the bins early this year. https://trib.al/HElz5Xi

The National Lacrosse League hopes to start its next season in April. https://trib.al/czXSi4X

It wasn’t if we were going to get sick, it was just a question of when." https://trib.al/bXzsTFr

Should trends continue, the agency said Canada could experience another increase in excess deaths in the fall. https://trib.al/zpUfJAh

QAnon followers have been flooding social media with false information about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, ensuing confusion that is spilling over from the online world into the real world. https://trib.al/2SIuXxn

Have you installed the COVID-19 Alert app? https://trib.al/cUK11zL

Minnesota pollution regulators properly considered the construction impacts of Enbridge’s plan to replace the 542-kilometre segment of its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline that crosses the state, an administrative law judge ruled Friday in a blow to environmental and Indigenous groups fighting the project. https://trib.al/6HsVDtf

As coronavirus cases continue to rise, it's important to be able to tell the difference between the symptoms of a common cold, influenza and COVID-19. https://trib.al/Zy3kFFC

The pandemic is giving people an extra reason to pack up and move away from big cities. But is it actually worth it? https://trib.al/CYrDFaH

My suspicion is there is information learnings in [the report] that can help inform prevention of future outbreaks. #yyc https://trib.al/cp5zWTn

The federal Liberals are holding on to a small lead over the Conservatives in decided voter support, according to a recent Ipsos poll. READ MORE: https://globalnews.ca//coronavirus-second-wave-liberal-su/

The challenge is more in food processing, where there are over 28,000 vacant positions right now many of them in Alberta." https://trib.al/E0UB4Pw

In a policy released Friday, RBC says it won’t lend money to new coal-fired power generators, thermal coal mines or coal mines that require mountaintop removal. https://trib.al/NlhVnz2

Bob Layton offers a different way of helping troubled union members. Read more: https://trib.al/fvmp798

Look after people other than yourself and you can do that by simply wearing a mask. https://trib.al/fczOvnr

The shortcomings in EI, flagged for years by experts, have been exposed by the pandemic, including that not every worker is covered. https://trib.al/t43x4M9

Kellyanne Conway, former counsellor to U.S. President Donald Trump, has confirmed she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the latest close ally of the president to be diagnosed. #coronavirus https://trib.al/ZbgzLkR

Biden would try to restore stability and respect to Canada-U.S. trade relations, but his party’s economic interests will diverge from Canada’s, experts say. https://trib.al/KH4xh8c

An Indigenous group set up in front of the provincial legislature in Halifax Friday to sell a catch of lobster amid tension over a treaty right to fish outside of the federally designated season. https://trib.al/bmVbrkL

The senators claim that "at this time, the risks of significant cross-border transmission ... appear to be low." https://trib.al/0hWXMkU

Regardless of who wins the election, Canada needs to keep a really close eye on the rules at the border, and be really explicit about what is and isn’t allowed, one expert says. https://trib.al/K0Sul3Y

"The gift was just amazing for us and the youth that come to the school." https://trib.al/m4Ilktn

Ahead of a trial for the man accused of killing a teenager in a hit-and-run crash in Edmonton, the victim’s father says his pain is still just as raw as it was back in April 2018. #yeg https://trib.al/qndMfuw

New Ipsos polling suggests that if an election were held tomorrow, the Liberals would get 38 per cent of decided voter support. https://trib.al/09Qw0j2

A baby rhino was bursting with youthful energy at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio this week, zooming and frolicking around his enclosure. RELATED: https://trib.al/AjEH2U7

UPDATED: As of Friday afternoon, there were 70 outbreaks across the province -- with more than half of those in the Edmonton zone. https://trib.al/M5BAo0z

As of Friday, Alberta has 2,836 active cases of COVID-19. More than half -- 54 per cent -- are in the Edmonton zone. https://trib.al/sdAINaY

It’s very destructive. Now it’s going to be 24-hour accessibility on the phone or on the computer for people to gamble, and that’s not a good thing to hear. https://trib.al/pA6Z5V4

It’s a unique crop to the area and many don’t even know it's grown in Canada. https://trib.al/uMkS1ru

The Alberta Energy Regulator says that 150,000 litres of crude oil leaked from a pipeline about 29 kilometres southwest of Hardisty this week. https://trib.al/vtMj5th

Canada’s two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from strong global demand, a bumper crop, efficient cars and more capacity due to smaller hauls of other products amid the COVID-19 pandemic. https://trib.al/cLkBajt

Here’s what we know for sure: the Edmonton Oilers have the 14th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Beyond that, who knows? #NHL #Oilers https://trib.al/Zo84Z3x

The Alberta government is moving forward with a contentious proposal to centralize EMS dispatch services despite opposition from mayors of the municipalities that will be impacted, as well as some emergency responders. #ableg #abpoli #abhealth https://trib.al/r8xPyzU

Edmonton police charged 44-year-old Adam Bridgen with second-degree murder and issued an arrest warrant for 38-year-old Adam Hardy in connection to the death of a man at Dwayne’s Home last October. https://trib.al/KcAY5jP

Alberta health authorities have declared a new COVID-19 outbreak at the Edmonton care centre that earlier this year experienced the province’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. #COVID19ab https://trib.al/jH1L42A

Alberta Health updated its list Friday to include 49 outbreaks. https://trib.al/fjNpzIA

Alberta Health confirmed an additional 122 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the province’s total number of people who have had or currently have the disease to 18,357. https://trib.al/2zOezwn

Aurora Cannabis Inc. handed out millions in compensation and salary increases to executives as the company was laying off more than 1,000 workers and reporting billions in losses. https://trib.al/Wzr5qYq

A 78-year-old woman from Mannville, Alta., died in hospital after the vehicle she was driving collided with an SUV: https://trib.al/enTtTbL

It has been more than two months since the Canadian government launched COVID Alert, but federal data obtained by Global News shows very few Canadians are using it. Jasmine Pazzano explains. Read more: https://globalnews.ca//737/covid-alert-app-canada-problem/

COMMENTARY: "An ideal outcome here would be the president making a full recovery but coming out of this with a greater appreciation for the potential seriousness of this virus," Rob Breakenridge writes. https://trib.al/pwdm9t1