Announced Tuesday, the human trafficking task force's job is to find ways to prevent human trafficking in Alberta and protect and empower survivors.

On Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney said that the public mask program, which was first announced last month, will see 40 million masks distributed to residents.

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu defended Health Canada's process for approving tools to fight COVID-19 on Tuesday after Premier Jason Kenney suggested Alberta may bypass its approval to take steps to respond to the pandemic.

The City of Edmonton has asked the province to spend $2 billion in stimulus over this coming construction season and next to create more than 10,000 jobs.

Many international conferences and events have been cancelled over the coronavirus, which has spread to more than 60 countries.

The federal cabinet has until the end of February to decide whether the project will be approved. 

In 2020, the goal of the United Conservative Party leader will be to get traction on his signature promises to bring in more jobs, boost the economy, get more pipelines going and balance the books in three years.

Canada is divided politically and so is Alberta, Bob Layton says.

The UCP is again being accused by the NDP of mismanaging taxpayer dollars, after spending thousands for a high-level provincial staffer's travel.

Some Albertans who tuned in to a live stream on Premier Jason Kenney's Facebook page over the weekend say they had their comments muted or were blocked from the page.