Alberta

Albertans need to follow all COVID-19 measures to be successful: Hinshaw

Alberta's chief medical officer of health repeated her message that the daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the province, as well as the growing number and extent of outbreaks in acute care facilities, re...

Nov 25, 2020

Doctor says Alberta restrictions not enough to reduce COVID-19 strain on hospitals

EDMONTON - An emergency room doctor in Edmonton says Alberta's public health restrictions don't go far enough to deal with rising COVID-19 cases that are straining the health-care system.The province ...

Nov 25, 2020

NDP wants Hinshaw's recommendations made public

Alberta's NDP is calling on the premier to release all the COVID-19 recommendations presented to cabinet this week by chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, including the ones not implemen...

Nov 25, 2020

New COVID-19 restrictions announced as Alberta declares state of public health emergency

Premier Jason Kenney has announced new restrictions as the Alberta government attempts to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the province.A state of public health emergency has...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta forecasts $21B deficit, unemployment rate to remain high

Alberta's mid-year fiscal update shows this year's provincial deficit won't be as bad as predicted in the first-quarter fiscal statement and paints a bleak picture of the province's job market.The pro...

Nov 24, 2020

Public alerting system test to take place Wednesday

UPDATE: Please note that Alberta has cancelled its test of Alert Ready as the province will be using emergency notifications to further inform residents of additional COVID-19 measures that in place.=...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta School Councils' Association adjusting to significant budget cut

Officials with the Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) are expressing surprise and disappointment over a recent decision by the provincial government to slash their funding by 75 per cent this...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...

Nov 24, 2020

Announcement of new COVID-19 restrictions for Alberta expected this afternoon

Senior government and health officials are expected to announce additional restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta at a new conference Tuesday afternoon.It is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Yo...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta nurses reject government's call to delay bargaining for new deal

EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses union says the province's health delivery agency has rejected a call for a settlement similar to one reached with nurses in Saskatchewan that would have provided stability ...

Nov 24, 2020