Alberta News

CALGARY — Canadians who've been vaccinated against COVID-19 want to know just how far that jab will take them before they head out on that first post-pandemic vacation, travel agents say.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tinkered with his cabinet Thursday, introducing some new faces and booting high-profile critic Leela Aheer from the decision-making table.

CALGARY — Flair Airlines is entering the U.S. market, part of an ambitious five-year expansion plan for the low-cost carrier. The Edmonton-based airline announced Thursday it will launch service from Canada to six U.S. vacation destinations on Oct.

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau literally rubbed elbows with Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic before making a major transit announcement and downplaying some of the premier's conce

A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government wants to cut the wages of nurses by three per cent to help control spending and the head of the union representing them says that's a blow to morale already low due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALGARY — If not for COVID-19, Valerie Whitt might never have summoned the courage to quit her job. The 50-year-old Markham, Ont. woman had been a project manager for Ontario Health for 13 years.

Calgary Stampede organizers say proof of vaccination will be required to get into one popular live-music venue when the 10-day cowboy festival starts Friday.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — The Alberta government is expanding drop-off locations for ambulance operators to reduce non-urgent transfers to emergency departments.

CALGARY — City council in Calgary has voted to repeal its masking bylaw, days before the start of the Stampede.