Number of Alberta flu cases more than double over holiday season

Three more people in Alberta died over the holiday season from complications related to the flu virus, according to new numbers released by Alberta Health Services Thursday. All three of those deaths were in the Edmonton zone. A total of nine people in the province have died so far this flu season with lab-confirmed cases of the virus, six were reported in Edmonton while one was reported in each of the Calgary, south and north zones. The report also reveals lab-confirmed influenza cases in the p