Alberta

Shandro says Albertans right to be angry over jet-setting politicians

EDMONTON - Two Alberta cabinet ministers say they've been getting an earful from constituents about their colleagues jetting off to tropical locales contrary to public-health guidelines - and that the...

Jan 5, 2021

Shandro, Hinshaw say vaccine wastage "extremely limited"

Health Minister Tyler Shandro and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw say that while some vaccine wastage is unavoidable in large-scale vaccination programs, in the case of COVID-19 is "...

Andrew Snook Jan 5, 2021

Grieving Albertans enraged by UCP travel

EDMONTON - Resignations by Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard and the premier's chief of staff didn't do much to stop the anger and disappointment over their holiday travel that Albertans have be...

Jan 4, 2021

Alberta loses first health worker to COVID-19

Over the five days between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3, 96 Albertans died of COVID-19 to bring the province's total to 1,142. One of the province's latest deaths from COVID-19 was a health care worker. "We hav...

Jan 4, 2021

Frustration grows as list of UCP MLAs who travelled over holidays grows

EDMONTON - Christmas trees decorated with Hawaiian leis were placed outside the constituency office of Alberta's municipal affairs minister on Sunday amid anger over a growing list of government membe...

Jan 4, 2021

Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven

DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern ...

Jan 3, 2021

Anger, disappointment shared with "#AlohaAllard" sign outside Grande Prairie MLA's office

GRANDE PRAIRIE - Residents are sharing their frustration and disappointment with Grande Prairie MLA and Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard for her decision to travel to Hawaii over the holiday...

Jan 3, 2021

RCMP say four dead in helicopter crash in northwestern Alberta

SPIRIT RIVER, Alta. - Four people have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Alberta, RCMP investigators said Saturday.Police said the crash took place in Spirit River, Alta., a community about 5...

Jan 2, 2021

Alberta reports 900 COVID-19 cases Saturday in brief update

Alberta reported an estimated 900 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. That's out of about 12,700 test results for a positivity rate of seven per cent. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer...

Jan 2, 2021

Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine distribution increases; 1,300 new cases reported

EDMONTON, AB- Alberta announced an estimated 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of about 16,000 test results for a positivity rate of approx. eight per cent.Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided a ...

Jan 2, 2021