News/Canada/Edmonton

Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on Alberta’s efforts to clamp down on a devastating fourth wave of COVID-19.

Alberta reported 29 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and 1,500 new cases of the disease, the province’s chief medical officer of health reported Tuesday.

Tyler Shandro will no longer be the minister of health in Alberta as of this afternoon, according to government officials.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has shuffled his cabinet. Tyler Shandro leaves the health portfolio for labour and immigration. Jason Copping moves from labour and immigration to become the province’s health minister.

As federal Conservative cut through the clutter of the election to figure out why they lost, they’ll be pointing their knives in the direction of Alberta’s embattled premier.

Active cases of COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000 mark for the first time since mid-May.

The college is holding an emergency public meeting tonight to discuss issuing a statement to doctors about their obligation to adhere to practice standards set by the provincial regulator.

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system comes into force today.

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system comes into force today. The policy, which is not mandatory, applies at restaurants, nightclubs, casinos, concerts and fitness facilities.

Study by Alberta paleontologists shows fighting tyrannosaurs got right up in each other’s faces, possibly to show dominance and attract mates.

Here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls.

With Alberta’s health-care system “collapsing right in front of our eyes,” the leaders of four unions representing thousands of health-care workers are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to ask for help from the military and Red Cross.

After nearly 30 years in business The Bridal House announced it would be closing and filing for bankruptcy. The trustee is running a dress sale is running this weekend while some brides that already said yes to the dress are back to the

Battling cancer is never easy but for Grande Prairie resident David Taylor, COVID-19 has delayed treatments, cancelled surgeries, allowed the disease to spread — and now it’s stealing his last hope.

Because of the drought that persisted through the summer, some of her crops yielded less than 25 per cent of normal, said farmer Christi Friesen.

In the last decade, Steven Song has summited almost 1, 200 different mountains from Alaska to South America.

Robert Keith Major, 53, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to human remains, Alberta RCMP said Saturday.

With new Alberta health restrictions in place, Edmonton’s professional football team is offering a new service Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium: a rapid test for COVID-19 that, along with a ticket, would be necessary for some fans to attend the game.

With new Alberta health restrictions in place, Edmonton’s professional football team is offering a new service Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium: a rapid test for COVID-19 that, along with a ticket, would be necessary for some fans to attend the game.

Fort McMurray’s hospital is adding three ICU beds, as the hospital has been at capacity for ICU beds for two weeks.

The Mercedes sedan driven by a man from St. Albert, Alta., stuck the structure located on Highway 633 just east of the hamlet of Villeneuve, Alta.

Shannon Cutler has been living with a secret for most of her life, but that all changed recently after she posed for a fashion shoot without her wig on. 

West Edmonton Mall turns 40 this week; it’s among dozens of local ribbon-cuttings and openings being featured in a special edition of CBC TV’s Our Edmonton.

The mother of four-year-old Serenity says her relationship with her child welfare caseworker was strained from their first meeting.

Hinton RCMP are investigating a double homicide involving a 24-year-old woman and her 16-month-old toddler. 

Alberta reported its highest new daily case number since the first week of May as the province recorded 2,020 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 new deaths.

COVID-19 vaccinations tripled in Alberta on Thursday, the day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the province’s version of a vaccine passport. 

COVID-19 vaccinations tripled in Alberta on Thursday, the day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the province’s version of a vaccine passport. 

As an emergency alert blared across the province notifying Albertans of another round of public health restrictions, some felt a range of emotions: anger, confusion, exhaustion.

Can Jason Kenney survive politically ? That’s the question facing Alberta’s premier as he refuses to take responsibility for allowing a disastrous fourth wave of the pandemic to overtake the province’s health-care system.

Alberta’s critical care triage protocol details how life-and-death decisions would be made if ICUs run out of beds and staff amid the surge of COVID-19 cases. The triage protocol has never been enacted, but health-care workers are now being briefed on the plans in preparation for the worst.

The remarks, made on the Facebook account for Richard Gotfried, the MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, were posted in response to questions from commenters on Wednesday night.