Alberta

Premier in no-win situation with pandemic says political scientist

MEDICINE HAT, AB - With growing calls for more strident public health restrictions washing up against the hard rocks of trying to keep the provincial economy running, a city political scientist says i...

Nov 22, 2020

Edmonton man busted for illegal cigarettes

An Edmonton man has been charged after more than one-million contraband cigarettes were recently seized in the city.The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Corporation says the contraband found at a s...

Nov 20, 2020

Alberta union leaders call for more COVID-19 measures, including lockdown

Eighteen unions representing nearly 175,000 Alberta workers are calling on the province to adopt tougher measures to take on COVID-19.A province-wide mask mandate, adoption of the federal COVID-19 not...

Nov 20, 2020

Importance of supporting young people’s well-being stressed on National Child Day

Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate is encouraging all Albertans to talk about the rights and well-being of young people in these difficult times."National Child Day is a time to bring the conversation...

Nov 20, 2020

AIMCo chief executive to exit from Alberta's embattled fund manager by June 2021

CALGARY - The chief executive of Alberta Investment Management Corp. is expected to leave the post by next June a few months earlier than planned before the Alberta fund manager's investment track rec...

Nov 19, 2020

Alberta bans police carding, sets new rules around street checks

The Alberta government has put a province-wide ban on the police practice of "carding," while also establishing new rules around street checks.The changes to provincial policing standards prohibit off...

Nov 19, 2020

Hinshaw asks Albertans to 'do their part' to tackle COVID-19 spread

Dr. Deena Hinshaw has laid out how Alberta's health system is handling the rise in COVID-19 cases and preparing for it to continue.But the province's chief medical officer of health said there are con...

Nov 18, 2020

Notley calls for mandatory mask policy for all COVID-19 hot spots in Alberta

EDMONTON - NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP government to implement a mandatory mask policy for all public indoor spaces in all regions on the province's...

Nov 18, 2020

NDP calling on province to provide sustained sick pay for healthcare workers

Alberta's Official Opposition is calling on the province to introduce sustained sick pay for health care workers.The call come after the NDP recently learned that some health care workers who are sick...

Nov 18, 2020

Alberta health minister defends province’s COVID-tracing app despite few contacts

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister is defending the province's COVID-19 tracing app despite revelations it has tracked just 19 cases since the spring.Tyler Shandro said Tuesday he is in favour of al...

Nov 18, 2020