Alberta

Alberta doctors raise alarm on specialist staff shortages in intensive care wards

EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association says the province's high COVID-19 numbers are behind a desperate shortage of specialized staff to care for critical care patients.The association says demand...

Sep 27, 2021

Kenney rejects calls for "hard lockdown" amid COVID-19's fourth wave

Premier Jason Kenney rejected calls for a "hard lockdown" during an appearance on a radio program yesterday.Earlier in the day, Alberta's former top doctor signed a letter calling for immediate "fire ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 27, 2021

Board deemed sex offender a risk years before he was accused of killing woman, child

EDMONTON - Four years before a mother and her 16-month-old son were killed in western Alberta, police had warned the public that a registered sex offender would be released and there was a chance he c...

Sep 25, 2021

Alberta doctors call for more supervised consumption services to reduce strain on acute care resources

Note: A previous version of this story used the term "drug-use sites." Upon consultation with a local service provider, we've changed it to refer to "supervised consumption services" EDMONTON, AB. - A...

Josh Hall Sep 24, 2021

Alberta premier too tied up in politics, should let medical pros handle COVID; NDP

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says it's time Premier Jason Kenney hand over public health decisions related to the COVID-19 crisis to medical professionals.Rachel Notley says it's become clea...

Sep 23, 2021

WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw to update Albertans on COVID fight at 3:30

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will speak today, updating Albertans on the fight against COVID-19 and its fourth wave in this province.The update is scheduled to start a...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 23, 2021

NDP calls for early warning system for potential school closures, reinstatement of contact tracing

Alberta's NDP is calling for the reinstatement of contact tracing in schools and an early warning system for potential school closures.Doing so will allow parents to know the prevalence of COVID-19 in...

Sep 22, 2021

Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformation

EDMONTON, AB. - A group that oversees the practice of medicine in Alberta says it has told at least seven doctors who were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 that their behaviour was unprofession...

Sep 22, 2021

Final $1 million vaccine lottery draw closes September 23

Residents in Alberta aged 18 and over have just over one day to register online for a chance to win $1 million as part of the province's COVID-19 vaccine lottery.Albertans who have received two doses ...

Sep 22, 2021

Alberta expands third COVID-19 doses for immunocompromised residents

The Alberta government has announced more immunocompromised residents in the province will be eligible to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The expansion of the third dose now aligns Albert...

Sep 21, 2021