Alberta

Province working with Indigenous government to ensure protection from COVID-19

The Government of Alberta says it continues to do everything possible to ensure Indigenous people in Alberta are included in pandemic planning and response.Rick Wilson, Minister of Indigenous Relation...

Mar 28, 2020 Grand Chief Billy Morin of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations speaks at a press conference Saturday morning after the media heard from Rick Wilson, the Minister of Indigenous Affairs. (Government of Alberta)

Alberta MLAs to reconvene March 31

Members of Alberta's Legislative Assembly will return to their desks this week in order to debate important legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Government House Leader Jason Nixon made the an...

Mar 28, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Flu-like symptoms prompt lockdown at Drumheller Institution

UPDATE (March 28 - 4 p.m.)Correctional Service Canada says a lockdown at its medium security institution in Drumheller has ended.The lockdown had been put in place as a precaution because two inmates ...

Mar 27, 2020 (Government of Canada)

More non-essential businesses to close in Alberta, effective immediately

The Government of Alberta will now enforce a greater range of mandatory closures in relation to COVID-19.As announced by Premier Jason Kenney on Friday, all non-essential retail stores must now close....

Mar 27, 2020

Alberta renters given more certainty amid COVID-19 crisis

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday that no Albertans will be evicted on April 1 due to an inability to pay rent. Alberta is one of the final provinces to make that decision, and it is part ...

Mar 27, 2020

Alberta has 56 new cases of COVID-19

There are now 542 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, which includes 33 recoveries.Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, revealed the new numbers on Friday a...

Mar 27, 2020

Calls for Health Minister Shandro to resign after alleged confrontation

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has rejected calls to fire his health minister for threatening to sic legislature security on a private citizen and berating a physician in front of his family....

Mar 27, 2020

Alberta working to find more bed space in hospitals as COVID-19 cases grow

EDMONTON - Alberta reported 67 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with more people affected at a long-term care centre and the government working to find more bed space in hospitals.Dr. Deena Hinshaw,...

Mar 27, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

27 Albertans recover from COVID-19

The number of Albertans recovering from COVID-19 is growing. On Thursday, Alberta's chief medical officer of health announced 67 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the total to 486 cases in th...

Mar 26, 2020

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for March 26

Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to...

Mar 26, 2020