No one in Canada will be able to maintain PCR testing for every community case with mild symptoms, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Thursday.No one in Canada will be able to maintain PCR testing for every community case with mild symptoms, according to Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health. (Jason…
Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang has resigned from the Alberta NDP caucus after the RCMP executed a search warrant at his home Tuesday.Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang was first elected to the Alberta legislature in 2015. Dang resigned from the Alberta NDP caucus Tuesday after the RCMP executed a search warrant at his home. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)Edmonton-South MLA…
Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images of people without consent.Clearview AI’s software collects images from the internet and allows users to search for matches. (Ascannio/Shutterstock )Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images…
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information details the widespread impact of the pandemic on health care in Alberta and across Canada between March 2020 and June 2021.Thousands of surgeries were cancelled in Alberta each month as the pandemic forced hospitals to redirect resources to COVID-19 patients, a newly-released data shows. (MAD.vertise/Shutterstock)Alberta hospitals…
A new poll suggests many Canadians think Alberta is a good place to raise a family, but half say they wouldn’t feel comfortable living there themselves and worry about the province’s attitude toward climate change.A tractor picks up a hay bale in a field south of Calgary, with railway, oil tanks and snow-crowned Rocky Mountains…
Angelina Crerar hopes her painful memories from her time in residential school will help persuade Pope Francis to make a formal apology for the church’s role in the institutions.Angelina Crerar hopes her painful memories from her time in residential school will help persuade Pope Francis to make a formal apology for the church’s role in…
The Alberta government has hired a private law firm to defend Premier Jason Kenney after environmental groups threatened him with a defamation lawsuit.A coalition of environmental groups say Kenney falsely accused them of spreading misinformation about Alberta’s energy industry in public statements, social media posts and government websites. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)The Alberta government has hired…
The province’s vaccine record website has experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday. Alberta Health says some users downloaded the wrong QR code from the province’s COVID records website. (Matthew Howard/CBC)The province’s vaccine record website experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday. Alberta Health says it has received reports…
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney acknowledged in his address to the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting on Saturday that there is discord and unhappiness with his leadership, but he urged members to resolve their disputes internally.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Calgary on Saturday. While acknowledging unhappiness…
Canada’s equalization program is a crutch designed by “Laurentian elites” that prevents some eastern Canadian provinces from bolstering their own economies, several backbench United Conservative MLAs said Wednesday.Some MLAs say eastern Canadian provinces rely so heavily on equalization transfers, it prevents them from further developing their economies. (Josee St-Onge/ CBC)Canada’s equalization program is a crutch…