Alberta

Premier Kenney to provide COVID-19 update for Albertans

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, along with Health Minister Jason Copping, Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu and Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provid...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 28, 2021

ATA supports vaccine mandates for teachers, other school staff

The Alberta Teachers' Association is urging the provincial government to mandate that all teachers and other school staff be vaccinated against COVID-19.The association says that school boards should ...

Sep 28, 2021

Alberta NDP calling on UCP government to ramp up vaccination effort door-to-door

Alberta's NDP is proposing new actions to increase vaccine uptake as the province continues to face a devastating fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that is threatening Alberta's hospital system.In ...

Sep 27, 2021

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