Alberta

AHS releases season’s first flu stats

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has posted the first weekly data update for the 2020-21 influenza season.The report includes data for each of AHS' five Zones, as well as provincial totals, from Septembe...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta panel recommends no-fault auto insurance to address rising, costly premiums

A government panel is recommending a fundamental overhaul of automobile insurance in Alberta to move away from costly, protracted court fights to a collaborative no-fault model.Chris Daniel, who heads...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta changes COVID-19 symptom list for school-aged children

Alberta Health has updated its list of COVID-19 symptoms for children.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said the changes take effect starting Monday and include the daily c...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta looks to update child care programs, accessibility

Changes to the provincial Early Learning and Child Care Act being proposed by the government will improve transparency for parents, encourage digital record-keeping and allow for overnight child care....

Oct 29, 2020

Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics extended to Jan. 31

EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...

Oct 28, 2020

Husky pipeline spills 900,000 litres of produced water in northwestern Alberta

RAINBOW LAKE, Alta. - Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes...

Oct 28, 2020

Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85

OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government

EDMONTON - Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, province-wide general strikes.Gil McG...

Oct 28, 2020

Province spending $50 million towards industry-funded technology jobs

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government and Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation, Doug Schweitzer announced on Tuesday the spending of $50 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...

Oct 28, 2020