Alberta

Alberta to reopen some daycares next week

The provincial government says it is working to reopen some daycares in Alberta in order to assist core service providers, beginning with health care workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier...

Mar 20, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a media conference on March 20

Alberta cancels diploma exams

The Alberta government is cancelling diploma exams for Grade 12 students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is part of the plan announced Friday morning by Education Minister Adriana LaGrange for ...

Mar 20, 2020 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange

Baby recovers in Calgary after being found in box

CALGARY - Police in Calgary have located the mother of a newborn baby who was found abandoned in a box Thursday afternoon.Police received a call from a resident in southeast Calgary who found the baby...

Mar 20, 2020

United Nurses of Alberta files bad-faith bargaining complaint against AHS

United Nurses of Alberta has filed a bargaining-in-bad-faith complaint against Alberta Health Services (AHS).The complaint was filed on Mar. 18 and is said to stem from actions by AHS and the provinci...

Mar 19, 2020

Alberta announces $50M COVID-19 fund

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced a series of measures aimed at protecting Alberta's families and economy during the COVID-19 crisis.Kenney says the measures will provide immediate financial ...

Mar 18, 2020

180 kilograms of ground meat stolen from food bank in Edson

EDSON - Police have charged a man after $3,100 worth of goods, including 180 kilograms of ground beef were stolen from a food bank in western Alberta.RCMP say the thief also caused more than $700 in d...

Mar 18, 2020

Alberta government passes 2020 budget

EDMONTON, AB - Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced that the provincial budget has passed.Kenney made the announcement on Facebook shortly after 1:00 a.m. Wedn...

Mar 18, 2020

Alberta's charitable casinos to close temporarily amid COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta Charitable Casino Operators (ACCO) has announced that the province's charitable casinos will cease operations, effective immediately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organization officia...

Mar 18, 2020

Alberta Dental Association and College suspends non-emergency treatments

The Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA&C) is suspending all non-emergency dental treatment and services, effective immediately. The decision was shared in a letter to dentists on Tuesday ...

Mar 17, 2020

Alberta cancels changes to physicians’ payments for complex modifiers

EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will not proceed with changes to physicians' payments for complex modifiers on March 31."During these unprecedented times, we want to ensure physicians on the fron...

Mar 17, 2020