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New chief medical officer of health Dr. Vivien Suttorp and primary care minister Adriana LaGrange say they're looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

Smith says her government is looking to prevent wastage, recover costs, and target vaccinations to those who need them the most.

Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

Two and a half years after taking over as Alberta's top doctor on an interim basis, Mark Joffe is no longer in his role. 

The Alberta government has quietly released the report of a government-appointed task force reviewing the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Restaurants Canada said about half the restaurants in Prairie provinces are operating at a loss or just breaking even, making more important than ever to dine out, support local.

An expert says while the virus is acting as expected by travelling between provinces, there are other concerns that B.C. and Alberta should be aware of.

The United States confirmed its first case of the virus in Washington State on Tuesday, but Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the risk to Albertans is very low.

Health Minister Jason Copping said there were 661 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 17 of those patients were being treated in the ICU.

A fourth case of monkeypox has been detected in Alberta. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the cases are self-isolating and co-operating with contact tracing.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the second case is not linked to the first case of monkeypox in Alberta which was announced last week.

Staying home when sick, testing before gathering, getting a booster and having gatherings in well-ventilated areas are all measures experts advise.

A surge in respiratory illnesses has put the Stollery Children's Hospital at capacity but its medical director says we won't be 'out of viral season in the next few months.'

Both Notley and Smith are pitching reforms to the health system ahead of the provincial election in May.

Both Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions went down slightly on Thursday. Six new deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours.

During a special council meeting, Edmonton councillors voted 8-5 in favour of rescinding the city's face coverings bylaw after a lengthy discussion on the topic.

The province's COVID-19 hospitalization numbers continued to slowly drop Wednesday as Alberta Health reported 1,087 people were receiving care in hospitals for the virus.

Kenney said in a video on Sunday he will be introducing a motion later this week to call on the federal government to drop "pointless" COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Alberta rose to 3,830 on Friday, up eight from the day before.