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Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing.

On Monday, two months after the province announced it was adding a fee, it opened online pre-ordering for the vaccine. Albertans still need to book appointments for the shots, starting in October.

Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a challenge in Federal Court on Sunday to an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that said its members must return to work by 2 p.m. ET.

"Our members are not going back to work," CUPE national president Mark Hancock said outside Toronto's Pearson Airport. "We are saying no."

Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a Sunday afternoon statement that he took part in the call with the "Coalition of the Willing," a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian's full-scale invasion. The statement did not indicate that Carney would be part of Monday's discussions.

When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride.

A quarter-century later, Canada's security landscape has changed radically. Threats of violence against politicians have become far more common. What seemed like a harmless prank then looks more like a warning now.

"There is this view that you're a politician, it's all fair game," said Catherine McKenna — who was herself the target of multiple threats of violence while she served as a federal minister.

The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates.

The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year. 

As of Aug. 8, it recorded 10,139 confirmed measles cases across ten countries, representing a 33-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, when there were 311 cases. 

Two Cochrane athletes are bringing home silver medals after dramatic finals at the Canada Summer Games on Friday.

A heartwarming moment unfolded at the CochraneNow studio when young Brielle Thomson arrived wearing her brand new robotic legs, marking a major milestone in a journey the entire community has been following.

For Brielle’s mom, Michelle, the past month has been nothing short of life changing.

"It's just incredible because to see my daughter actually walking, taking a lot of steps, it's life changing," Michelle said. "I am so grateful to everyone for being part of our journey. My whole family will be forever grateful."

The Regina Red Sox staged a stunning ninth-inning comeback to beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 10-7 on Friday night, tying the Western Canadian Baseball League championship series at one game apiece.

Down 6-4 and to their final strike, Regina’s Justin Simard punched a two-run single to tie the game before Rafael Jackson followed with a go-ahead hit. Zayd Brannigan, who had five hits, capped the rally with a two-run homer as the Red Sox scored six runs with two outs in the ninth.

Passengers around the world are feeling the effects after the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada announced its members were walking off the job after it was unable to reach an eleventh hour deal with the airline.

The strike officially began just before 1 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Keelin Pringnitz and her family, from Ottawa, were returning from a European vacation, but were left stranded after flights were cancelled.

What began as a few rows of blooms in a Calgary backyard has blossomed into one of the region’s most colourful small-scale flower farms.

Brad and Staci Tannehill launched Little Daisy Flower Gardens in 2020, and are now in their fourth growing season on about three acres of leased land north of Cochrane. Brad manages the gardens while his wife oversees Little Daisy Florals, the design arm of their business.