Category Archives: Alberta
AHS updates COVID-19 PCR testing eligibility
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is changing the eligibility for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Monday that...
Jan 10, 2022
Province to provide update on COVID-19
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 today and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference with Dr. Deena Hinshaw will begin at roughly 3:30 p...
Jan 10, 2022
Some concerns raised as students return to Alberta classrooms
CALGARY, AB - Students in Alberta return to school today (Jan. 10) for the first time since their holiday break was extended due to surging COVID-19 cases and some of them are worried.12-year-old Char...
Jan 10, 2022
First Nation says Alberta is preventing it from taking control of child welfare
EDMONTON, AB. - A First Nation in Alberta says it's been nearly three months since it was supposed to take legal control of its own child welfare but the provincial government won't recognize the arra...
Jan 10, 2022
Alberta won’t mandate COVID vaccines as Ottawa suggests other provinces might
Alberta's Premier is reiterating his belief that vaccination is a personal choice and not something that will be forced on the people.Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos stated Friday that some p...
Jan 07, 2022
New mobile app launched by Alberta RCMP to keep residents informed
A new mobile app aimed at keeping Albertans informed on what's happening in their community has been launched by the Alberta RCMP.Through the application, Albertans can do things like see a list of RC...
Jan 07, 2022
Alberta RCMP enforce roadway safety throughout the holiday season
Over the course of the holidays, Alberta RCMP were helping to make the season safe, merry, and bright for all road users. Between Dec. 24, 2021 and Jan. 3, 2022, RCMP carried out enforcement initiativ...
Jan 07, 2022
NDP MLA challenging education minister to "stake her job" on UCP back to school plan
If students are sent home from school due to the rapid spread of Omicron across Alberta, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange must resign, said Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips, on Friday.This week...
Jan 07, 2022
AHS launches new web resource to help Albertans manage COVID-19 symptoms at home
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a comprehensive web resource to help Albertans manage mild COVID-19 symptoms at home. The new web resource has information on what to do when you have sympto...
Jan 06, 2022
NDP calling for plan for safe return to class for post-secondary students
Alberta's NDP is calling on the UCP government to plan for a safe return to in-person learning at all post-secondary schools across the province.Before Christmas, Party officials note the University o...
Jan 06, 2022