Alberta

Alberta requiring medical exception letter for those unable to wear a mask

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says new rules are coming into effect around face coverings in public spaces meant to clarify who exactly is exempt from having to wear one due to a medical condition.The Chief Medic...

May 13, 2021

RCMP investigating possible threat toward officers at Whistle Stop Cafe protest

Alberta RCMP say they are looking into the credibility of a potential threat toward officers who attended last weekend's anti-lockdown rally at the Whistle Stop Caf in Mirror.Mounties said in a releas...

May 13, 2021

MLA Loewen stepping down as UCP caucus chair, calls for Kenney to resign

Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen has sent a letter to the United Conservative Party caucus, informing them that he will be stepping down as caucus chair.Not only that, he is also calling for Premi...

May 13, 2021

Alberta sees best March on record for oil production: ATB Financial

ATB Financial says the province just saw its best March on record when it comes to oil production.After pulling back in January and February, ATB Financial says the volume of daily oil production in A...

May 12, 2021

Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating

Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces with their Canadian counterparts in the legal fight over the Line 5 pipeline.The U.S. and Canadian chambers of commerce are also inc...

May 12, 2021

Madu sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle the province's ...

May 12, 2021

Rapid COVID tests to be available through Alberta's Chambers of Commerce

The Alberta Government is working in partnership with local Chambers of Commerce to provide rapid COVID-19 testing kits to small and medium-sized businesses.The program, which is intended to help iden...

May 12, 2021

Jewish group 'extremely disturbed' by reports of Hitler Youth flags in Alberta towns

A prominent Jewish organization says it is "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags being displayed in two Alberta towns within days of each other. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center...

May 11, 2021

Trudeau rejects Alberta cabinet minister accusation he wants COVID health disaster

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting an accusation from Alberta's justice minister that the federal government is part of a trio rooting for the province's health system to collapse d...

May 11, 2021

Alberta reserving current supply of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines for second doses only

A spokesman for Alberta Health has confirmed that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be administered as a first dose, and the remaining supply will be used for second doses only.In...

May 11, 2021