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UCP spokesman Dave Prisco said government officials decided to proceed with the party because the venue was compliant with regulations and the health minister had given the advice only a short time before.

Infections across Canada have risen from an average of 5,000 per day last week to more than 11,000 this week.

There will be $5 million a year toward recruitment and retention strategies in rural and remote areas, and $2.5 million a year for relocation assistance.

Tim Richter, CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness said homeless camps are growing across Canada and there are more people without housing. There are also compounding crises as housing affordability deteriorates and drug overdose deaths spike.

“Survivors need to be able to choose if, when, and where they feel safe to report,” it reads.

The temporary policy will apply from Dec. 19 to Feb. 12.

It is estimated that the Omicron variant made up about 88 per cent of cases as of Tuesday in Ontario.

NDP Leader Rachel Notley said she believes the investigation is related to anecdotal reports that surfaced in September about Albertans being able to get access to the private health information of others through glitches on the province’s COVID-19 website.

Changes to restrictions exemption program to take effect Dec. 24.

“Overall calls to shelter went down as COVID-19 cases went up. For each wave as the number of cases increased the calls and admissions went down,” said Jan Reimer, director of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.