Category Archives: Alberta
Update on COVID-19 and the pandemic response
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping and officials will provide an update on Alberta's health system and the ongoing work to protect public health.The news conference starts at ...
Sep 30, 2021
Statement from Minister Copping in response to anti-vaccination letter
Minister of Health Jason Copping issued the following statement Wednesday on a recent letter sent to Alberta Health Services from a group called Health Professionals United:"A group of health-care wor...
Sep 30, 2021
Kenney & Trudeau meet to mainly discuss pandemic aid for Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Canada's newly re-elected Prime Minister spoke with Alberta's Premier on Wednesday morning for the first time since the federal election.Officials with the Alberta Government confirmed ...
Sep 30, 2021
Allard fights back following opposition NDP calling for her resignation
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard issued a statement on her Facebook Wednesday afternoon, in response to the opposition NDP calling for her resignation.On Friday a newsletter was sent out by Allard to h...
Sep 30, 2021
Enbridge says Line 3 ‘substantially complete,’ will be in service October 1
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says its Line 3 pipeline replacement project will be in service October 1.The company says work on the 1,765-km pipeline replacement is now substantially complete. The $9.3-bil...
Sep 29, 2021
Teachers’ Association says new K-6 draft curriculum fails to meet province’s own standards
"If the Alberta government were grading the new draft K-6 curriculum, it would have to fail itself."The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) has completed its professional review of the proposed curric...
Sep 29, 2021
NDP calls for Allard’s resignation, citing ‘undermining’ of vaccination campaign
The Opposition NDP is calling for the resignation of Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard, claiming she is intentionally undermining vaccination efforts in Alberta.This comes after a newsletter sent by All...
Sep 29, 2021
Alberta criminalizes hospital protests, fines start at $1,000
The Alberta Government is taking steps that it says will keep healthcare workers and patients safe.Premier Jason Kenney says there have been several anti-vaccination protests outside of healthcare fac...
Sep 28, 2021
Trudeau: Feds ready to help Alberta in the event of an economic lockdown
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is ready to help Alberta with another economic lockdown if needed.Trudeau says federal support for businesses and individuals would kick in if...
Sep 28, 2021
Alberta government offers advertising spending update on COVID-19
In response to questions from some media outlets about how much the Alberta government has spent on advertising and other costs for COVID-19 and vaccine promotion, the following updated information ha...
Sep 28, 2021