Alberta

NDP calls for early warning system for potential school closures, reinstatement of contact tracing

Alberta's NDP is calling for the reinstatement of contact tracing in schools and an early warning system for potential school closures.Doing so will allow parents to know the prevalence of COVID-19 in...

Sep 22, 2021

ASIRT investigating Red Deer RCMP officer involved shooting

A suspect is now in custody after suffering non-life threatening injuries following an officer-involved shooting in Red Deer Tuesday night.On Sept. 21, at 6:08 p.m., Red Deer RCMP received a 911 call ...

Sep 22, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney battles COVID-19 hospital crisis, internal party revolt

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a mushrooming COVID-19 hospital crisis that now threatens to topple him as leader, accepted the resignation of his health minister Tuesday. Kenney said ...

Sep 21, 2021

Alberta expands third COVID-19 doses for immunocompromised residents

The Alberta government has announced more immunocompromised residents in the province will be eligible to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The expansion of the third dose now aligns Albert...

Sep 21, 2021

Copping in as Alberta health minister as Shandro shifts to labour ministry

Premier Jason Kenney has made a shuffle among his cabinet, shifting Tyler Shandro from his post as Minister of Health and replacing him with Calgary-Varsity MLA Jason Copping.Shandro, in turn, is taki...

Sep 21, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Sources say Shandro out as Alberta health minister

EDMONTON - Sources say Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is soon to be out of the job.The sources have told The Canadian Press that Premier Jason Kenney is expected to replace Shandro with Labour ...

Sep 21, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination records available at Alberta registries

Albertans will soon be able to have their COVID-19 vaccination records printed at local registry offices anywhere across the province.Alberta's government has launched a card-sized proof of vaccinatio...

Sep 21, 2021

Rural schools close as Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport system begins

EDMONTON - Two schools in rural Alberta are closing their classrooms over the number of students not attending because of COVID-19 infections.The Big Valley School and the Donalda School, both in the ...

Sep 21, 2021

Liberals back in Alberta after claiming Calgary riding

CALGARY - The Liberals recaptured a riding in Calgary after being completely shut out in 2019.Former city councillor George Chahal edged out Conservative Jag Sahota in Calgary Skyview.While they took ...

Sep 21, 2021

Man charged with second degree murder of woman, toddler in Hinton

RCMP in Hinton say a man charged in the deaths of a woman and her 16-month-old toddler lived in the same apartment complex as the victims, but otherwise had no connection to them.Police say in a news ...

Sep 20, 2021