Jason Kenney led Alberta through COVID-19 pandemic, oil crash
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, at the founding convention of his United Conservative Party in 2018, said he’d consider members’ input on policy but the bottom line was simple: “I hold …
Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon. Copping and Hinshaw will provide “an update …
19 of 50 new ICU beds announced in Alberta budget already open, staffed: Premier Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney says 19 of the 50 new ICU beds promised in Alberta’s spring budget are already open and staffed in hospitals across the province. In the 2022 budget …
Hinshaw, Copping to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon
Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Jason Copping are expected to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta on Wednesday afternoon. The chief medical officer of health and minister are scheduled …
Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs take long route to U.S., avoid COVID-19 testing
The Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs took their time getting to their U.S. destinations ahead of Game 3 in their first-round playoff series. Instead of taking a charter …
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Jason Copping to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and health minister are scheduled to provide their weekly update on COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Jason Copping are scheduled to speak …
More Albertans with gastrointestinal symptoms test positive for COVID-19
Throughout this pandemic Albertans been told having a sore throat, a cough or difficulty breathing are the most common symptoms connected to COVID-19. But the evolving Omicron variant has some …
Alberta patients, advocates call for increased access to COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid
Chris Lindsey has been very careful to not catch COVID-19 for the past two years. In late 2021, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder requiring immune-suppressing prescription drugs. In …
Alberta hospitals under ‘significant pressures’ as 6th COVID-19 wave wears on
Alberta’s hospitals continue to be strained by the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 94 more people hospitalized with the virus compared to the previous week. On Wednesday, chief …
COVID-19 outbreaks hit long-term care facilities in Calgary as 4th dose campaign underway
For four and a half months at the start of the pandemic, Glen McKinley couldn’t visit his wife Trisha at Clifton Manor because of COVID-19 restrictions. “When we first went …