How much do gloves help prevent the spread of COVID-19?
April 6 2020 8:15pm Blake Lough takes a look at what health officials are saying about wearing gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = …
Alberta temporarily changes employment rules during COVID-19 emergency
April 6 2020 7:01pm Alberta minister of labour and immigration Jason Copping announces temporary changes to the Employment Standards Code during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘ }); } else { var …
Kenney to present Albertans with COVID-19 projections during televised address Tuesday
Premier Jason Kenney will present some of the COVID-19 modelling projections put together by provincial health officials to Albertans on Tuesday evening during a special televised address. Kenney announced his …
Feds torn between moving toward cleaner energy or bailing out oil and gas sector
Canada’s oil producers could only sit and watch as the price of their product plummeted last month to less than what it costs to buy a litre of soda, hit …
Varcoe: Kenney offers to help ‘stop the madness,’ as Alberta invited to join OPEC conference
“It’s very smart for the U.S. and Canada to be talking together about these things. But we’re finding that age-old political adage that in times of crisis, everybody wants to …
Alberta’s ‘Bits and Pieces’ medical supply program recognizes organizations’ help during COVID-19 pandemic
Alberta is recognizing more than 1,000 groups that have stepped up to support the province in a myriad of ways during the COVID-19 health crisis. The government said Friday that …
AHS modelling projects 250 Albertans in ICU over COVID-19 later in April: Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney said that Alberta Health Services’ projections forecast roughly 250 people in Alberta will need beds in intensive care units (ICU) by April 22 due to COVID-19. These …
Alberta’s top doctor to provide update on COVID-19 Thursday afternoon
Posted April 2, 2020 1:45 pm Updated April 2, 2020 1:46 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Dr. Deena Hinshaw is …
Kenney says many Alberta school boards were planning layoffs before his government announced them
Premier Jason Kenney offered more new details on Wednesday about why his government announced temporary layoffs in Alberta’s education system over the weekend, explaining that the decision was made after …
Alberta’s top doctor warns of prescription abuse during COVID-19 crisis
Alberta’s chief medical officer is warning of prescription-dispensing abuse for drugs that are possibly, but not conclusively, linked to fighting COVID-19. “I know we are all concerned about COVID-19, and …