Alberta

AHS limiting close contacts it notifies, asks some Albertans to notify their own

A record number of COVID-19 cases confirmed daily in the province is requiring an unprecedented volume of contact tracing for Alberta Health Services. AHS is now changing its approach, limiting the nu...

Nov 06, 2020

Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment

The provincial government hopes to make it easier for those suffering from substance addiction to seek help.They are removing the typical $40 per day user fee for residential addiction treatment, whic...

Nov 06, 2020

Infectious disease expert says human case of rare swine flu likely a one-off

EDMONTON - An infectious disease expert at the University of Alberta says it's shocking to hear about Canada's first human case of a rare swine flu variant, but she expects it's likely a one-off.Dr. L...

Nov 06, 2020

UCP proposes changes to Alberta health legislation

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has introduced the Health Statutes Amendment Act into the legislature.In a media release from the province, they state that these amendments would improve gove...

Nov 05, 2020

Close to 800 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta

A full update of COVID-19 cases in Alberta was unavailable Thursday, but the numbers Dr. Deena Hinshaw did share were stark."While I don't have detailed case numbers today, I can tell you that about 8...

Nov 05, 2020

Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems

EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with oversight issues by Premier Jason Kenney's government on big-ticket files including the Keystone X...

Nov 05, 2020

2020 a ‘relatively quiet’ year for wildfires in Alberta

Provincial officials say Alberta's 2020 wildfire season that officially ended on Oct. 31 was "a relatively quiet season thanks to the diligence of Albertans, effective department preparations, and sub...

Nov 05, 2020

Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is finalizing deals with three provinces on reducing emissions of a potent greenhouse gas. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says proposals by Sas...

Nov 05, 2020

Man dies following rollover near Castor

A 73-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning just south of Castor.RCMP say the truck was headed northbound on Highway 36 near Highway 12 around 6:30 a.m. when it rolled into...

Nov 04, 2020

Province investigating Canada’s first case of rare swine flu variant in central Alberta patient

Canada's first case of a rare swine flu variant has been found in a patient from central Alberta, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it seems to be isolated.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says...

Nov 04, 2020