Alberta

Some Alberta businesses frustrated as province declines to introduce vaccine passport

CALGARY - Some Alberta businesses are increasingly frustrated with the provincial government's reluctance to introduce a vaccine passport program.Quebec, B.C., Ontario and Manitoba will all require pr...

Sep 7, 2021

Alberta ranchers can now access $340 million in drought relief

An Agrirecovery response to this summer`s drought, initially announced on August 6, is now available for provincial ranchers.The 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative, is designed t...

Sep 7, 2021

Notley, Phillips blast new COVID measures, advocate for vaccine passports

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two prominent members of Alberta's NDP are calling out Premier Jason Kenney and his announcements of new COVID-19 restrictions.On Friday, Kenney announced the return of a face mask ma...

Sep 3, 2021

Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...

Sep 3, 2021

AHS postpones scheduled surgeries due to COVID-19

The rise in COVID-19 cases in the province and the resulting demand on hospital resources means Alberta Health Services will be taking further immediate steps to create additional ICU capacity. AHS an...

Sep 3, 2021

Mask mandate returning to Alberta Saturday, other new measures announced

Edmonton - It's time to dust off your face masks - you will need them once again.The Government of Alberta announced a series of "temporary measures" Friday to curb the rising tide of COVID-19 cases, ...

Sep 3, 2021

Winner announced in second draw of Alberta’s “Open for Summer” lottery

CALGARY, AB - A Calgary woman is $1-million richer after being named the winner of the second round of the "Open for Summer" vaccine lottery.Amie Gee's name was drawn from over 1.85 million entries in...

Sep 3, 2021

Alberta government to provide update on COVID-19

Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and CEO of Alberta Health Services Dr. Verna Yiu will provide an update on COVID-19 and the on...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 3, 2021

Coal committee hears Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development

EDMONTON - Albertans want to talk about a lot more than coal when it comes to development in their beloved Rocky Mountains, says the head of the committee charged with collecting public opinion on the...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 3, 2021

Alberta Opposition calls for mandatory COVID vaccine rules for non-essential business

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition New Democrats are urging Premier Jason Kenney to bring in new rules to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for anyone attending non-essential businesses and mass gathering...

Sep 2, 2021