Official Sources For Accurate Information
It’s important keep updated on the day to day changes in our city, province and country through official channels. Don’t rely on second or third hand information, check in with the Alberta Government on what the latest COVID-19 news is.
- Alberta Government: COVID-19 coronavirus info for Albertans
- Alberta Health: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 in Alberta stats: covid19stats.alberta.ca
- City of Calgary: City of Calgary’s Response to Coronavirus
- City of Calgary newsroom: https://newsroom.calgary.ca
- Government of Canada: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- World Health: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
Social Media
View the social media directory of the Alberta Government.
- Alberta Government
- Twitter @YourAlberta
- Instagram @YourAlberta
- Facebook @YourAlberta.ca
- Alberta Health Services
- Twitter @AHS_media
- Instagram @AlbertaHealthServices
- Facebook: @AlbertaHealthServices
- Twitter @CMOH_Alberta Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health
- Twitter @CPHO_Canada Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
- Twitter @NewsroomGC Government of Canada Newsroom
- Twitter @TravelGoC Travel advice from the Government of Canada
- Twitter @CanadianPM Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- Twitter @iceTyyc Tom Sampson, Chief of Calgary Emergency Management Agency
- Twitter @Nenshi Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary
- Twitter @RajBhardwajMD Raj Bhardwaj, Calgary based doctor
- WHO on WhatsApp
Calgary News Media
Each of the news agencies in Calgary are staying on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, follow along for updates.
660 News Calgary
- https://www.660citynews.com
- Twitter @660NEWS
- Facebook @660NEWS
- Instagram @660citynews
CBC News Calgary
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary
- Twitter @CBCCalgary
- Twitter @CBCAlerts
- Facebook @GlobalCalgary
- Instagram @cbccalgary
CTV News Calgary
- https://calgary.ctvnews.ca
- Twitter @CTVCalgary
- Twitter @CTVNews
- Facebook @CTVCalgary
- Instagram @ctv_calgary
Global News Calgary
- https://globalnews.ca/calgary
- Twitter @GlobalCalgary
- Twitter @Globalnews
- Facebook @GlobalCalgary
- Instagram @globalcalgary
Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald (Postmedia)
- https://calgarysun.com
- https://calgaryherald.com
- Twitter @CalgarySun
- Twitter @CalgaryHerald
- Facebook @TheCalgarySun
- Facebook @yycherald
- Instagram @calgarysun
- Instagram @calgaryherald
The Star Calgary
- https://www.thestar.com/calgary.html
- Twitter @TheStarCalgary
- Facebook @TheStarCalgary
Livewire Calgary
- https://livewirecalgary.com
- Twitter @LiveWireCalgary
- Facebook @LiveWireCalgary
- Instagram @livewire_calgary
The Sprawl
- https://www.sprawlcalgary.com
- Twitter @SprawlCalgary
- Facebook @SprawlCalgary
- Instagram @sprawlcalgary
Calgary Reporters To Follow On Twitter
These reporters do daily updates on COVID-19, including live tweeting the Alberta Health press conferences.
- Darren Krause, Livewire Calgary
- Emma Graney, The Globe and Mail
- Matthew Black, CTV
- Robson Fletcher, CBC
- Sammy Hudes, Calgary Herald/Sun
What’s Missing?
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