Alberta

Calgary company begins clinical trials for Canadian-made COVID vaccine candidate

A prospective COVID-19 vaccine touted as a made-in-Canada response has begun human clinical trials in Toronto, and the company says it's already preparing a followup that will target more infectious v...

Jan 27, 2021

Hinshaw urges Albertans to be wary of COVID-19 misinformation

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says misinformation is making the job of public health officials and the government harder as they fight to get COVID-19 under control in the province."Each o...

Jan 26, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Jan. 26

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will her latest update provide on COVID-19 in Alberta and the ongoing work to protect public health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a news conference schedule...

Jan 26, 2021

Members of Kenney’s UCP caucus nix NDP bid to seek details of failed Keystone XL deal

EDMONTON - Members of Premier Jason Kenney's caucus have refused an Opposition NDP bid to make public details of Alberta's $7.5-billion investment in the failed Keystone XL pipeline project.The eight ...

Jan 26, 2021

Alberta cuts crop insurance premiums by 20% for 2021

Alberta farmers will see a 20 per cent reduction in crop insurance premiums this year.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen says the move by the provincial government and Agriculture Fin...

Jan 26, 2021

Report: Consumer confidence in Alberta returns to pre-pandemic levels

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly a full year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Albertans are feeling more confident about their financial situations.A new report from the Conference Board of Canada (CBOC) say...

Jan 25, 2021

Shandro says new COVID-19 variants present ‘serious threat'

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says Albertans aren't immune from the impacts of new variants of COVID-19 circulating around the world."These new variants present a serious threat and a complicating fac...

Jan 25, 2021

Shandro, Hinshaw share COVID-19 update for Jan. 25

Alberta's health minister and chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will sp...

Jan 25, 2021

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on highway near Wetaskiwin

WETASKIWIN - RCMP in central Alberta say a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while he was walking on the highway. Police say it happened Sunday on Highway 2A south of Wetaskiwin. They say a man...

Jan 25, 2021

RCMP officer in Alberta charged with off-duty sexual assault in Edmonton

EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been charged in a sexual assault of a woman in Edmonton.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says in a news release that it was dire...

Jan 25, 2021