Alberta

Alberta expands child care for essential workers

EDMONTON, AB. -- The province is expanding eligibility for selected licensed child care centres to offer child care for all essential service workers. Along with previously eligible front-line health-...

Apr 1, 2020 LNN file photo

Alberta reports 117 new COVID-19 cases as province clears testing backlog

Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday that COVID-19 cases in Alberta have jumped by 117 since Tuesday to a total of 871. Kenney says the increase - the largest single day jump in Alberta to date - ...

Apr 1, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw gives COVID-19 update for April 1

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.You can watch it l...

Apr 1, 2020

Hinshaw continues to encourage acts of kindness during pandemic

The province's chief medical officer of health continues to encourage Albertans to do acts of kindness during the COVID-19 crisis."We are all in this together and now more than ever, kindness matters,...

Apr 1, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Farmers can still bring in temporary foreign workers, but may need locals more than ever

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers across Southern Alberta and Canada have expressed their concerns about whether or not they will be able to get enough workers for this year.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the f...

Apr 1, 2020 (Supplied by Glenn Miller)

Education minister will not reverse decision on layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta's education minister, in her first public comments since laying off more than 20,000 people in an email on the weekend, resisted Opposition calls to reverse her decision.Adriana LaGrange also ...

Apr 1, 2020

'Concerning' number of Alberta COVID-19 cases from community transmission: Hinshaw

The Government of Alberta has provided its latest update on COVID-19 transmission in the province.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says 754 Albertans have contracted the virus, an inc...

Mar 31, 2020

Alberta's chief medical officer shares COVID-19 update for March 31

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. You can watch it ...

Mar 31, 2020

Kenney discusses Keystone XL pipeline agreement

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will discuss the agreement between government and TC Energy to kick-start construction on the Keystone XL pipeline.Kenney is to speak at a media conference scheduled for 2...

Mar 31, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Youth worker, hockey coach one of Alberta's latest COVID-19 victims

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - The wife of a northern Alberta man who died this week of complications due to COVID-19 says he will be remembered as a loving father and someone who cared for youth in his commun...

Mar 31, 2020