Alberta

BREAKING: World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a "pandemic"

GENEVA, SW - The World Health Organization (WHO) says the COVID-19 outbreak has become a pandemic.Its director-general says the virus that causes the respiratory illness can still be fought, but some ...

Mar 11, 2020 COVID-19 bacteria. (Alberta Health Service)

Kenney to focus on job protection, economic relief at First Ministers' Meeting

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Premier is one of several officials getting ready for this week's First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa.Jason Kenney says he will emphasize job protection and economic relief for...

Mar 11, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

Alberta's COVID -19 cases rise to 14

EDMONTON, AB. -- With an increase of seven, there are now 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta - all of them are travel-related.Three of the new cases are from the Edmonton zone. They involve a m...

Mar 10, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health - Gov't of Alberta

Money manager advises investors not to panic during market turmoil

Plunging stock markets are prompting at least one local money manager to call for calm and for investors not to panic. Dion Zukiwsky, Branch Manager and Director of Wealth Management at Scotia Wealth ...

Mar 10, 2020 Traders at the stock exchange -- The Associated Press

Government extends Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment program

CALGARY, AB. - An Alberta pilot program meant to help some of the toughest-to-treat opioid users will end in a year.The Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment grant, announced under the former NDP govern...

Mar 09, 2020 Overdose prevention kit -- LNN

Alberta economy takes gut punch due to oil price war

EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.The spiral of oil prices has accelerated due...

Mar 09, 2020 Pump Jack - LNN

56% of global coronavirus patients have recovered: John Hopkins University

BALTIMORE, MD - Over half of people around the world who have contracted novel coronavirus have fully recovered.That is according to John Hopkins University, who has been tracking data from their Cent...

Mar 09, 2020 Global map of coronavirus cases as of March 9, 2020. (John Hopkins University)

Alberta hit with three new cases of novel coronavirus

EDMONTON - Alberta has confirmed three new cases of novel coronavirus.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer, says that brings the total number of cases in the province to seven.A man...

Mar 09, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Government of Alberta)

Alberta announces 2 more presumptive COVID-19 cases

EDMONTON, AB. - Two new presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been announced in the province.At a news conference in Edmonton Sunday (Mar 8) morning, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical off...

Mar 08, 2020 Covid-19 virus -- Alberta Health Service

Second presumptive case of COVID-19 in Alberta, this time in Edmonton zone

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health say a second Albertan is believed to have contracted novel coronavirus.Dr. Deena Dinshaw reports that the man is in his 40's and lives in the E...

Mar 06, 2020