Alberta

Province to pilot app aimed at curbing opioid overdoses in private homes

The provincial government is hoping a new app can help curb the number of opioid overdose fatalities that occur in private homes in Alberta with the launch of a new app.The Digital Overdose Response S...

Mar 23, 2021

Alberta holding off on moving to Step 3 of relaunch

Alberta's Minister of Health Tyler Shandro says the province will not be moving to Step 3 of the relaunch plan.The province is currently in Step 2, which was achieved after fewer than 450 people were ...

Mar 22, 2021

Legislation proposes preventing name changes for violent, dangerous, long-term offenders in Alberta

A loophole for anyone declared a dangerous, long-term, or high-risk offender could soon be eliminated.The Alberta Government has introduced the Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2021 (VSAA), which would...

Mar 22, 2021

Accidental poisoning cases from hand sanitizers, cleaning products see spike in Alberta in 2020

As more people stocked up on hand sanitizer and household cleaners to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, the number of cases where the products accidentally poisoned Albertans rose significantl...

Mar 22, 2021

AUPE rejects request to further delay contract negotiations with AHS

EDMONTON - The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its nursing care members and general support workers in health care have rejected a request from the province's health delivery agency to exte...

Mar 22, 2021

Petition asks Ottawa to review overall effect of expanded coal-mining in Alberta

EDMONTON - Ottawa is to receive a petition today asking the federal government to review the overall impact of expanding coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The petition containing 18,000 names ...

Mar 22, 2021

Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts

WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...

Mar 21, 2021

Lethbridge officials call on community to stop large gatherings

LETHBRIDGE, AB- In a virtual meeting Friday, Lethbridge's leaders addressed the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the city.Much of the concern comes after the Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Dee...

Mar 20, 2021

Nurses union blasts Toews for wanting contract negotiations further delayed

EDMONTON - The union representing registered nurses in Alberta says it's insulting and hypocritical for finance minister Travis Toews to suggest nurses are putting their needs first in the COVID-19 pa...

Mar 19, 2021

Provincial funds going to support elder abuse prevention and intervention programs

The Alberta Government is providing the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC) with $750,000 dollars to create case management programs that address elder abuse in communities throughout the pr...

Mar 19, 2021