Alberta

Union wants government to curtail grocery trips to slow COVID-19 spread

CALGARY - Western Canada's largest private-sector union is proposing that people be limited to one trip to the grocery store each week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among customers and workers.Tom...

Apr 17, 2020

Alberta Parks suspends camping reservations through May long weekend

Alberta Parks has suspended camping reservations up to, and including, May 19, and will be issuing refunds to those who have paid.The suspension was put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Apr 17, 2020

Trudeau says $1.7B coming for orphaned-well cleanups

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will support work in the oil and gas sector by spending $1.7 billion to help clean up "orphaned wells."He says restoring abandoned oi...

Apr 17, 2020

COVID-19 confirmed at Brooks beef plant, continuing care centre

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Brooks is confirming multiple cases of COVID-19 at the JBS Food Canada plant in that city and one case among the staff of Sunrise Gardens continuing care centre.A releas...

Apr 16, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Keystone XL pipeline permit cancelled by U.S. judge over endangered species concerns

A U.S. judge canceled a key permit Wednesday for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that's expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska, another setback for the disputed project that got underway less than t...

Apr 16, 2020

1,700 WestJet pilots being laid off as COVID-19 cripples industry

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. has confirmed it will lay off 1,700 pilots as the company continues to struggle with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.About 700 pilots are slated to receive layoff no...

Apr 16, 2020 Lethbridge News Now File Photo

Nova Scotia LNG project decision delayed due to market conditions, COVID-19

CALGARY - The company planning to build a $10-billion LNG export facility in Nova Scotia says it will delay making an investment decision because of depressed global commodity markets and the effects ...

Apr 16, 2020 Future site of Goldboro LNG facility (photo courtesy of Pieridae Energy)

Alberta working to get PPE for non-AHS facilities

The provincial government says it is working hard to source personal protective equipment (PPE) and expedite its distribution to groups and organizations in need. Many organizations have already recei...

Apr 15, 2020

Province adds 126 new COVID-19 cases as technical issue delays regional data

The province added 126 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, but Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw could not provide many more details as a technical issue with Alberta Health's aggregat...

Apr 15, 2020

Province provides additional $53 million for mental health supports

The Government of Alberta is providing $53 million to help support mental health programs in the province during COVID-19.These new funds will help implement more online, phone and in-person mental he...

Apr 15, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney announced the funding during Wednesday's COVID-19 update (Photo: Government of Alberta)