Alberta

WATCH: Premier Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw provide COVID-19 update

Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide a daily update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta.The update will begin with Kenney speaking at around 3:30 p....

Mar 25, 2020

UPDATE: Telus and Koodo 911 issue resolved

UPDATE: The City of Grande Prairie says the connection issue for Telus and Koodo mobile customers to call 911 has been resolved. Calls are operating normally now.Telus and Koodo are experiencing a cel...

Mar 25, 2020

Province opens applications for $50 million program to help self-isolating Albertans

The Government of Alberta has officially opened applications for the $50 million financial support program, meant for self-isolating Albertans with no other source of income. The funds are a part of g...

Mar 25, 2020 Photo Credit: Government of Alberta

Get outside but keep your distance from others: Hinshaw

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says it is important to get outside but maintaining your social distance from others remains imperative.Dr. Deena Hinshaw remarked during her daily COVID-19 u...

Mar 24, 2020 The trails through Muskoseepi Park were quiet late Tuesday morning, perhaps because of the snowy conditions (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Parks Canada temporarily suspending all visitor vehicle access

Parks Canada is restricting vehicles in the national parks and national historic sites after people flocked to the popular areas on the weekend. The national agency says it is still noticing high visi...

Mar 24, 2020 Parks Canada encouraging people to stay home during covid-19. Photo Credit: Parks Canada

Suncor cuts $1.5 billion from budget to cope with low oil prices, virus impact

CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. is cutting its 2020 capital spending budget by $1.5 billion or 26 per cent to a range between $3.9 billion and $4.5 billion.The Calgary-based producer and refiner is putti...

Mar 24, 2020

Precision Drilling moves to cut costs and capital spending plan

CALGARY - Precision Drilling Corp. says it is reducing staff, cutting salaries and lowering its capital spending plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and current market conditions.The company did...

Mar 24, 2020

Text-based service launched for Albertans stressed over COVID-19

AHS has launched a new text-based service to give Albertans encouragement and ease feelings of stress or anxiety as they respond to recent challenges.Albertans can text "COVID19Hope" to 393939. In res...

Mar 23, 2020

Kenney says ‘special place in hell’ for hoarders, scammers during pandemic

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there's "a special place in hell" for hoarders and scammers during the COVID-19 crisis.Kenney says officials are continuing to hear about cases of hoarding...

Mar 23, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in North, province amends self-isolation timelines

The Province of Alberta added 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 301 cases. The North Zone, meantime, added one new cases for March 23, bringing the total t...

Mar 23, 2020