Alberta

70 per cent of eligible Albertans fully vaccinated

EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced that more than 2.6 million Albertans are now fully immunized against COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses.70 per cent have received both doses with 78.2...

Sep 2, 2021

Kenney answers COVID questions on Facebook livestream

Edmonton - After weeks of questions regarding his whereabouts, Premier Jason Kenney answered selected questions from Albertans on a Facebook livestream.The premier was last seen in public on Aug. 9.Si...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 2, 2021

Alberta Emergency Management Agency issues telephone service alert

Officials with Alberta's Emergency Management Agency say a telephone service alert issued for all of Alberta and British Columbia at 12:33 p.m. on Thursday, is no longer in effect. The original alert ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 2, 2021

Alberta Education Minister confident back to school plan prioritizes health, safety

Alberta's Minister of Education is confident in the health and safety guidance the province has laid out to keep students and staff safe as they return to the classroom for the 2021-22 school year.Alt...

Sep 1, 2021

Two-thirds of surveyed Alberta business owners against proof of vaccination

The Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) says a majority of Alberta business owners do not support requiring proof of vaccination to access businesses providing non-essential services. This finding came...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 1, 2021

Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita acclaimed as new leader of Alberta Party

BROOKS, AB - Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita has been officially named as the new leader of the Alberta Party.Morishita was the only person to put his name forward for the position and acclaimed by the p...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 1, 2021

Health law professor says 'ideological lens' behind unproven COVID-19 treatment

A health law professor says a belief by some that a medication used to deworm cattle and horses can treat COVID-19 shows how ideology can lead people to embrace misinformation. Timothy Caulfield from ...

Sep 1, 2021

'Social movement': Alberta's energy 'war room' planning broad new ad campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre appears ready to be vocal again, planning a new campaign to "change perceptions" about the province's oil and gas industry and build what it's calling a soc...

Sep 1, 2021

Alberta Health requiring all physicians, staff, and contracted providers to be fully vaccinated

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services(AHS) announced that all employees and contracted healthcare providers that are able to be fully vaccinated have to be immunized by October 31, 2021.The policy wi...

Aug 31, 2021

Alberta's projected budget deficit down by more than half to $7.8B

The provincial government says its economic recovery plan is working and even surpassing expectations.Finance Minister Travis Toews provided a first-quarter fiscal update this morning.He said the defi...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 31, 2021