Health

Alberta adds 1,429 new COVID-19 cases, including 717 variants

Variant cases of concern are now the main concern when it comes to COVID-19 in Alberta.A total of 1,429 new cases of COVID-19 were announced for the province on Thursday, including 717 variant cases. ...

Apr 08, 2021

Kenney says regional restrictions discussed, but not an option right now

Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial government has considered regional public health restrictions for Alberta's fight against COVID-19, but it's not an option at this time. Kenney said Thursday t...

Apr 08, 2021

Kenney tells UCP caucus COVID-19 dissent OK, breaking health rules means expulsion

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand on the 18 members of his United Conservative Party caucus openly criticizing his COVID-19 health restrictions.Kenney says dissent ...

Apr 08, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for April 8

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

Apr 08, 2021

Alberta invests $20M for vaccine development and disease research

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is giving $20 million in funding to a virology research institute at the University of Alberta.The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of A...

Apr 08, 2021

Return to Step 1 restrictions angers business owners

The return to Step 1 of Alberta's "A Path Forward" relaunch strategy comes as another tough blow for business owners.Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that as of Friday, restaurants must close to in-p...

Apr 07, 2021

Red Deer with 202 active COVID cases as provincial numbers continue rise

Alberta reported another 1,351 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 575 new cases of variants. It's the largest single-day increase so far in 2021.That's out of 14,051 tests completed over the pa...

Apr 07, 2021

15 UCP MLAs voice opposition to new COVID restrictions

A quarter of the United Conservative caucus are speaking out against their own party's public health measures. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced new COVID-19 restrictions as variant cases hav...

Andrew Snook Apr 07, 2021

Doctors say more restrictions needed to reduce spread of COVID-19 in Alberta

EDMONTON - Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say public health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce spread of COVID-19 during the province's third wav...

Apr 07, 2021

AHS 'physically closes' GraceLife Church for repeated public health violations

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it has "physically closed" a church west of Edmonton for repeatedly violating public health restrictions.Fence was erected surrounding GraceLife Church (GLC) Wednesd...

Apr 07, 2021