WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is being forced to cut 15 per cent of its flights through to the end of January as it deals with staffing shortages due to the Omicron variant.

The tournament’s cancellation seemed increasingly inevitable in a week where Alberta twice broke a daily COVID-19 case count record that had been set eight months before.

It’s the first time Alberta has recorded more than 4,000 new cases in one day.

Good news: Alberta’s deep freeze is expected to ease off for the weekend.

When it comes to the new year, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi believes the city has some serious challenges to address but the right ideas to tackle them.