Alberta

Two-thirds of surveyed Alberta business owners against proof of vaccination

The Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) says a majority of Alberta business owners do not support requiring proof of vaccination to access businesses providing non-essential services. This finding came...

Sep 01, 2021

Central Alberta group fighting famine with local farming

A central Alberta farming organization which donates produce to food banks is hoping to expand their business and help more people in need.The Alberta Farm to Food Bank offers locally-grown, farm fres...

Sep 01, 2021

Health law professor says 'ideological lens' behind unproven COVID-19 treatment

A health law professor says a belief by some that a medication used to deworm cattle and horses can treat COVID-19 shows how ideology can lead people to embrace misinformation. Timothy Caulfield from ...

Sep 01, 2021

'Social movement': Alberta's energy 'war room' planning broad new ad campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre appears ready to be vocal again, planning a new campaign to "change perceptions" about the province's oil and gas industry and build what it's calling a soc...

Sep 01, 2021

AHS to require all employees be fully vaccinated by October 31

As of October 31, 2021 all Alberta Health Services employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19."This necessary step is required to protect patients, vulnerable and immuno-compro...

Aug 31, 2021

Alberta halves projected budget deficit to $7.8B; credits global boost in oil demand

New numbers show Alberta's bottom line is on track to look better this fiscal year, but the province remains mired in a deep ditch of red ink.Finance Minister Travis Toews says this year's deficit is ...

Aug 31, 2021

Elections Canada mailing out voter information cards

Registered electors in Canada will soon be getting their voter information cards.Elections Canada has begun mailing out the cards, and the agency says all registered voters should receive their card b...

Aug 31, 2021

Alberta rolling out third doses of COVID-19 vaccines September 1

Third shots of the COVID-19 vaccine are being rolled out starting September 1 in Alberta. The province, in a release issued Monday afternoon, says Albertans who will be eligible for their third dose o...

Aug 30, 2021

Lethbridge-East MLA denies advocating for COVID case spike in unvaccinated

EDMONTON - The chairman of Alberta's United Conservative caucus is denying he said he wanted more unvaccinated people to catch COVID-19 so the province could attain herd immunity.Nathan Neudorf says h...

Aug 30, 2021

UNA, AHS to enter formal mediation for new collective agreement

The presidents of United Nurses of Alberta's (UNA) locals have met with the union's Bargaining Committee and instructed it to proceed as quickly as possible to negotiate a new Provincial Collective Ag...

Aug 30, 2021