Alberta COVID-19 Response

• Alberta Health Services ends front-door COVID-19 screening program provincewide

  Visitors to all AHS sites across the province will no longer be greeted by COVID-19 screeners as of Saturday, April 1.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2023
  
• COVID-19: Alberta’s eyes shifting to endemic response as Hinshaw sidesteps questions on Restriction Exemptions Program

  The update comes after Hinshaw reported that 2,370 more COVID-19 cases were identified in the province in the past 24 hours, along with 16 additional deaths.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2022
  
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• COVID-19: Kenney says he hopes to scrap Alberta vaccine passport program this month

  Some public health restrictions in Alberta could be lifted later this month if the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations declines sufficiently, the premier announced Tuesday.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2022
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• UCP backbencher Leela Aheer urges Kenney to admit he botched COVID-19 response, take action

  Alberta's COVID-19 cabinet committee has been meeting for two days to find a solution to ballooning cases that have pushed the health-care system to the brink.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2021
• ‘Dead people don’t go out shopping’: Former AHS CEO critical of Alberta’s pandemic response

  Dr. Stephen Duckett, who ran AHS from 2009 to 2010, said there are three strategies to manage the virus and is criticizing Alberta's approach.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2020
• 59% of Albertans ‘dissatisfied’ with provincial COVID-19 response: poll

  According to Leger, public opinion of Alberta's COVID-19 response has trended lower than other provinces and the federal government since the beginning of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2020
• Coronavirus: Alberta commits additional $48M to homelessness supports

  The funding will help shelters expand their current sites to ensure physical distancing guidelines can be followed and will also allow shelters to incorporate 24-hour access to the facility wherever possible. 

  Health

  Aug 5, 2020
• Edmonton Catholic School Division announces more temporary staff layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The Edmonton Catholic School Division has announced more staff layoffs due to provincial education funding changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Education

  Apr 30, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Alberta assures ample supply of PPE ahead of shipments to B.C., Quebec and Ontario

  Alberta health officials are assuring the public the province has a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment as it donates millions of pieces of equipment to Quebec, Ontario and B.C.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2020
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• Alberta sees 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 301 on Monday

  New guidelines around self-isolating have been introduced as Alberta's COVID-19 numbers continue to grow.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2020