Alberta reports 1,718 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
The province now has 18,706 active cases, 896 hospitalizations and 222 ICU admissions.
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Too little, too late: Alberta doctors react to new COVID-19 measures, call for more to stop it
Alberta doctors are imploring the province to take the pandemic more seriously in the wake of new restrictions and are calling out Premier Kenney for his claims that the COVID-19 virus was 'not predictable.'
CFIB calls on UCP government to improve supports in face of new restrictions
Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions, in particular its exemption program, are leaving small businesses struggling to find answers to hundreds of questions, says one advocacy group.
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Voter information card mix up in rural Alberta
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