Alberta

Alberta's chief medical health officer in self-isolation, gets coronavirus test

EDMONTON - A doctor who has become the face of Alberta's medical response to the novel coronavirus outbreak is in self-isolation.Government sources say Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical ...

Mar 16, 2020

Calgary Flames change plans, announce assistance program for employees

CALGARY- The Calgary Flames ownership group has decided to assist part-time arena event workers who have lost shifts due to the NHL pausing the season due to COVID-19.The Flames had sent an email to a...

Mar 16, 2020

Fundraiser for Saddledome employees who will lose shifts raises over $39,000

CALGARY - A fundraiser for hourly workers at the Scotiabank Saddledome has raised over $39,000 after the company that owns the Calgary Flames told hourly staff they wouldn't receive pay for lost shift...

Mar 15, 2020

Alberta urges cancelling large events over COVID-19 concerns

Alberta is adopting aggressive new public health measures to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. Effective immediately, the Alberta government is asking all l...

Andrew Snook Mar 12, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health

Alberta courthouses preparing for disruptions as COVID-19 spreads

CALGARY - Alberta courthouses are preparing for disruptions with the number of COVID-19 cases expected to grow.The Court of Queen's Bench says members of the public should avoid attending court procee...

Mar 12, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Calgary daycare closed after child tests positive for COVID-19

CALGARY - A daycare in a downtown Calgary office tower has closed after a child tested positive for COVID-19.Suncor Energy spokeswoman Erin Rees says the Pump-Kin Patch Child Care Centre is closed unt...

Mar 12, 2020

Air Canada halting service to Lethbridge, Medicine Hat

Air Canada is suspending service at airports in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat at the end of this month. The City of Lethbridge said in a statement that they were disappointed to learn about the developm...

Mar 12, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

COVID-19: What you need to know

With information about COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, coming at an incredibly rapid pace it's easy to get lost in the muck.However, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services have offered pl...

Mar 12, 2020

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Alberta public sector union case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving the rights of public-sector workers in Alberta in a labour dispute with that province's government. The high court was deciding whether to h...

Mar 12, 2020

Central Alberta woman tests positive for coronavirus

A woman in her thirties from the Central zone is among the latest confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, confirmed five new cases of nove...

Andrew Snook Mar 11, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health