Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta businesses and non-profits can apply for COVID rapid test kits through chambers of commerce
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is teaming with Alberta Chambers of Commerce to ensure small and medium-sized businesses have easy access to rapid COVID testing kits.Alberta is now the first ...
May 12, 2021
Jewish group "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags in Alberta towns
BRETON, AB- A prominent Jewish organization says it is "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags being displayed in two Alberta towns within days of each other. The Friends of Simon Wiese...
May 11, 2021
Vaccines proving successful as two-millionth dose in Alberta to be administered: Kenney
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "We are in the home stretch now, more vaccines are arriving every day, and we are getting closer to widespread immunity."Premier Jason Kenney spoke with an optimistic tone during Tues...
May 11, 2021
Kenney, Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 and vaccine rollout update
Alberta's premier ancd chief medical officer of health are to provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the COVID-19 situation and rollout of vaccines in the province. Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw ...
May 11, 2021
‘No More Lockdowns Rodeo’ organizers charged for public health violation
The organizers of an anti-lockdown rodeo held earlier this month near Bowden have been charged for violating public health orders.Ty and Gail Northcott are to appear in Red Deer provincial court May 1...
May 11, 2021
Alberta-based truck driver gives rave review to vaccine rest-stop in Montana
CONRAD, MT - Dennis Wickliffe is feeling great.The Alberta-based truck driver was one of the first the receive his COVID-19 vaccine at a rest-stop in Conrad, Montana on Monday, May 10.The roadside cli...
May 11, 2021
Suncor Energy and Atco working together on potential hydrogen project
Suncor Energy and Atco Ltd. are working together on a potential hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan that would help reduce the province's carbon dioxide emissions.The companies say the project wou...
May 11, 2021
Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles
OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...
May 11, 2021
Province looking to improve K-12 student transportation
The provincial government is creating a team to improve K-12 student transportation in Alberta.Officials say the first phase of province's K-12 student transportation action plan begins immediately. A...
May 10, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021