Alberta

Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot; media report

The Globe and Mail is reporting that Alberta has stopped administering first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in favour of other types of immunization.The newspaper quotes Kristin Klei...

May 11, 2021

Suncor Energy and Atco working together on potential hydrogen project

Suncor Energy and Atco Ltd. are working together on a potential hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., that would help reduce the province's carbon dioxide emissions.The companies say the pro...

May 11, 2021

New restrictions limit golf in Alberta to single-household or close contacts

Alberta's latest public health restrictions take a slice out of who you can head out with for a round of golf.A statement from the National Allied Golf Association (NAGA) Alberta on Thursday explained...

May 10, 2021

Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...

May 10, 2021

Vaccinated students attending University of Lethbridge eligible to win full tuition

The University of Lethbridge is launching what it calls the "most important contest" in the institution's history.Through the It's Worth A Shot! contest, registered students who get a COVID-19 vaccine...

May 10, 2021

Alberta leads Prairie provinces in accepting COVID vaccine bookings for pre-teens

Alberta leads the Prairie provinces in being the first to take COVID-19 vaccine bookings for pre-teens.The province begins accepting appointments for kids as young as 12 starting Monday, May 10.Saskat...

May 10, 2021

Dozens gather at cafe to rally against health orders in Alberta

MIRROR, Alta. - An anti-lockdown protest went ahead outside a caf in central Alberta on Saturday, despite pouring rain and a pre-emptive court injunction. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Whi...

May 08, 2021

'Why we survive': B.C. boundary towns struggle without Albertans during pandemic

Jennifer Coffman didn't expect to get hit with a double whammy at her restaurant in the tiny community of Field just west of the Alberta-British Columbia boundary this year. Coffman has been running t...

May 08, 2021

New tool in Alberta aims to improve police interactions for mental health emergencies

The province is giving more than $789,000 to improve police interactions when responding to mental health emergencies.The implementation of this digital platform (HealthIM) will provide police officer...

May 07, 2021

Injunction granted against Whistle Stop ahead of planned weekend gatherings

One day after Alberta Health Services closed down a central Alberta eatery for repeatedly breaching public health orders, the health authority announced Thursday evening it has taken further legal act...

May 07, 2021