Provincial Politics

Kenney, Shandro and Schweitzer to join Hinshaw for latest COVID-19 update

Alberta is expected to announce stricter measures aimed at curbing the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the province. A news conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. today (Tues. Dec. 8) featuring Premie...

Dec 08, 2020

Hinshaw says rural COVID-19 rising, but Kenney says cities focus of any new rules

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says tougher health restrictions likely aimed at Calgary and Edmonton are coming if the current round of rules don't bend the curve on COVID-19.Kenney, taking q...

Dec 04, 2020

Alberta creates COVID-19 vaccine task force

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced a task force on Wednesday to execute Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine distribution.It will be led by Paul Wynnyk, deputy minister of municipal affairs, and will be a "...

Dec 02, 2020

Kenney expected to share Alberta's vaccine plan at today's COVID-19 update

Premier Jason Kenney will be joining Dr. Deena Hinshaw for today's update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. It's expected that the premier will be sharing details of Alberta's plan for procuring a...

Dec 02, 2020

NDP says leaked projections show troubling COVID-19 curve for Alberta

EDMONTON - New projections from Alberta Health officials paint a troubling picture if the province doesn't reduce the spread of COVID-19.As of Tuesday's update from the province there are 97 people in...

Dec 02, 2020

Judge tosses application to pause Alberta inquiry into funding of oil and gas foes

CALGARY - An environmental law group has lost its bid to pause Alberta's inquiry into where critics of its oil and gas industry get their funding.Ecojustice sought an injunction in the summer to suspe...

Nov 30, 2020

Alberta premier says hospitals stressed by COVID-19, more surgeries may be cancelled

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's largest hospitals are at 91 per cent capacity due to COVID-19 cases and widespread cancellation of more non-urgent surgeries may be necessary."Our top 15...

Nov 30, 2020

Constitutional scholar says Charter argument not valid in fight against masks, other COVID restrictions

An expert on Canadian constitutional law says the argument that public health regulations imposed by the provincial government infringe on personal rights and freedoms are invalid.Professor Eric Adams...

Nov 30, 2020

Alberta government hosting budget telephone town halls

Albertans are invited to have their say in the province's next budget by participating in upcoming telephone town halls.The telephone town halls will take place on Nov. 30, Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. The prov...

Nov 28, 2020

Red Deer MLA rejects ‘socialist lockdown’ over COVID-19

The MLA for Red Deer-South says going into lockdown over surging COVID-19 cases in the province would be the wrong thing to do. Jason Stephan delivered a member statement in the Alberta Legislature de...

Nov 27, 2020