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Premier Kenney faces growing anger for going quiet amid COVID-19 travel scandal

UPDATE: As this article was being published on Wednesday night, Premier Kenney began speaking to Albertans in a Facebook Live. Media were not provided advance notice that Kenney would be …

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Tany Yao is sixth Alberta MLA confirmed to have travelled abroad amid COVID-19

On Sunday, UCP officials said that Tany Yao is the latest MLA connected to the party who has left Canada during the holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Yao, who …

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Alberta’s COVID-19 travel controversy brings attention to Kenney’s recall legislation promise

Controversy around United Conservative Party MLAs and their staff travelling recently amid the COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention back to a promise Premier Jason Kenney made to table legislation that …

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#ResignKenney trends on Twitter after at least 8 Alberta MLAs and staff travel over holidays

On Saturday, #ResignKenney was trending on Twitter, after the premier failed to lay out consequences for at least eight MLAs and staffers for Alberta’s United Conservative Party who travelled internationally …

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COVID-19: Alberta’s vaccination pace ‘significantly’ increasing, 1,300 estimated new cases Friday

More than 3,000 additional Albertans are set to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of New Year’s Day, as the province estimated 1,300 new cases of the disease. …

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‘Dead people don’t go out shopping’: Former AHS CEO critical of Alberta’s pandemic response

A former president and CEO of Alberta Health Services is criticizing how Alberta has approached the COVID-19 pandemic, saying what is good for health is what is good for the …

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Kenney says COVID-19 R value isn’t ‘state secret’ but data still not publicly accessible

Premier Jason Kenney said the reproductive value, also known as R value, of COVID-19 in the province is not a “state secret,” but the metric is still not being made …

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Alberta reports 1,879 COVID-19 cases Saturday, expert warns ‘strong restrictive measures’ needed

As Alberta saw another record-high day of COVID-19 positives with 1,879 additional cases identified Saturday, a Calgary doctor and medical school professor says the provincial health system is being stretched …

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Jason Kenney says COVID-19 vaccination will not be mandatory in Alberta

Premier Jason Kenney is assuring Albertans that there will be no mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in the province. Kenney shared a portion of a live question-and-answer period he hosted earlier this …

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Alberta government expected to announce new COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday

Following a record-breaking weekend of COVID-19 cases in the province, Global News has learned the Alberta government is set to announce new restrictions Tuesday. Government sources said the priorities implementation …

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