Provincial News
Alberta health minister says vaccine schedule to take hit from manufacturing delays
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s health minister says it will take longer than expected to start immunizing seniors over 75 outside long-term care homes due to a delay in manufacturing one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Tyler Shandro says the news out of Ottawa is a blow and it’s not clear how the delay will affect Alberta’s vaccine ... Read More »
1 response‘Worst case’: Calgary parents charged after dependent, adult son rushed to hospital
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2021
CALGARY – Police have charged two parents after their 27-year-old son, weighing just 43 pounds, was taken to hospital in acute medical distress. Investigators say the parents found the man unresponsive in his bedroom in their Calgary home in the city’s northeast on Oct. 24. A veteran officer with the Calgary Police Service is calling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA booted from Alberta UCP caucus shows no signs he’ll give up seat
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2021
EDMONTON – An Alberta legislature member booted from the United Conservative caucus is signalling he has no plans to give up his seat. Pat Rehn, who represents the constituency of Lesser Slave Lake, says on Facebook that he’s disappointed over his ouster, but there are some advantages to not being tied to a political party. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French oil giant Total leaves U.S. energy group, months after exiting CAPP
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2021
CALGARY – French oil and gas company Total says it will ditch its membership in the U.S.-based American Petroleum Institute because it disagrees on climate-related policies. The move announced Friday follows its decision last July to drop out of the Calgary-based Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and write off $9.3-billion worth of oilsands assets in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary parents charged with neglect after dependent, adult son rushed to hospital
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2021
Calgary Police have charged the parents of a dependent adult with neglect after the 27-year-old man, weighing 19 kilograms, was taken to hospital. Police say the parents found the man unresponsive in his bedroom in their home in the northeast part of the city on Oct. 24. He was admitted to hospital in acute medical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hair salons and outdoor groups: Alberta eases some COVID-19 rules as a test
By The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2021
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is easing public-health rules around funerals, outdoor gatherings and hair salons while warning residents to keep following other restrictions in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Starting Monday, personal and wellness services, including hair salons and tattoo parlours, can open by appointment only. Outdoor social gatherings, which were previously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta eases some restrictions, hair salons can open, outside groups allowed
By The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta is easing some of its public-health restrictions imposed in December to limit the spread of COVID-19. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says personal and wellness services, including hair salons and tattoo parlours, can open by-appointment only. Outdoor social gatherings, which were previously banned, will be allowed in groups of up to 10 people. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta eases some COVID-19 restrictions, hair salons can open
By The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta is easing some of its public-health restrictions imposed in December to limit the spread of COVID-19. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says personal and wellness services, including hair salons and tattoo parlours, can open by-appointment only. Outdoor social gatherings, which were previously banned, will be allowed in groups of up to 10 people. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta man convicted of sexually assaulting teen girls declared dangerous offender
By The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A judge has declared a southern Alberta man with a history of sexually assaulting teen girls a dangerous offender, a designation that means he can be held in jail indefinitely. Trevor Pritchard of Coaldale, Alta., has been convicted of sexual assault five times between 2004 and 2019. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Excessive and painful:’ Gynecologist describes trauma of woman dead in hotel
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2021
EDMONTON – A gynecologist says an excessive and painful amount of force caused a woman to bleed to death in a bathtub at an Edmonton hotel a decade ago. Dr. Erin Bader, who works at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, was called by Crown prosecutors to provide an expert opinion about the trauma suffered by Cindy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group opposing sale of gas rights in Milk River Natural Area
By Herald on January 14th, 2021
THE CANADIAN PRESS — CALGARY An environmental group says it is opposed to the proposed sale of oil and natural gas rights in the Milk River Natural Area and other native grasslands in southern Alberta. The United Conservative government is holding an auction, which closed at noon Wednesday. The Alberta Wilderness Association said in a letter ... Read More »
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