'A precarious point': Covid cases surge in Canada's Prairies after relaxed approach

Infections rising in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, exposing failures in strategy and accusations that officials squandered valuable planning opportunities

When an elderly couple with Covid-19 were admitted to her hospital's intensive care unit, Laura Marie and her team made sure they were put in the same room.

They were so sweet," said the nurse, who works in the Canadian province of Alberta. But they were so scared."