Alberta

Province announces First Nations grant program to boost surgeries

The four Cree nations at Maskwacis are included in a new Indigenous stream grant program that allows it to develop a proposal to be a part of Alberta's plan to reduce surgical wait times in the provin...

Nov 08, 2020

Federal support for airlines to be contingent on refunds for passengers

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will make any new support for Canada's airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled.Transport...

Nov 08, 2020

Hinshaw: Alberta at "critical juncture" with 727 new cases Sunday

Alberta is reporting another 727 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.That gives the province a weekend total of 1,646 new cases following a provincial record 919 new cases on Saturday.Today's ...

Andrew Snook Nov 08, 2020

Leaders mark National Indigenous Veterans Day

Sunday, Nov. 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day.More than 12,000 Indigenous people served in WWI, WWII and the Korean War."They left their homes and families for environments where they faced preju...

Nov 08, 2020

Alberta sets another record with 919 new COVID-19 cases

COVID numbers shared Saturday afternoon by Alberta Health show there were at least 919 new infections confirmed in the last 24 hours. That's a new daily record for Alberta, with the previous high bein...

Nov 07, 2020

Canadian politicians react to election of Joe Biden as 46th U.S. president

Provincial and national leaders are responding on Saturday to word that Joe Biden has secured the presidency of the United States.The news came down early Saturday morning that the ticket of Biden, an...

Nov 07, 2020

Alberta expands social gathering limit to all areas under COVID-19 Watch

With case numbers soaring, Alberta is expanding the 15-person limit for social gatherings to include all areas of the province currently under a COVID-19 Watch. Premier Jason Kenney made the announcem...

Nov 06, 2020

Province wants to create Heroes Fund to help families of fallen first responders

The Alberta government has taken another step toward creating an Alberta's Heroes Fund to improve the benefits for families of first responders who die as a result of performing their duties.The gover...

Nov 06, 2020

Kenney to address Alberta's COVID-19 situation

After Alberta reported a new daily record of about 800 new cases on Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney is set to discuss the province's COVID-19 situation.Kenney will join Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chi...

Nov 06, 2020

Alberta privacy commissioner to review proposed changes to health legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she was not consulted on proposed changes to the Health Information Act, but will review them as they are being debated in the legislatur...

Nov 06, 2020