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New funding will increase staffing of health-care aides to alleviate pressures in contracted continuing care facilities. Supports include additional funding to allow for: Increased health-care aide staffing levels. A wage top-up of an additional $2 per hour for health-care aides. Up to 1,000 paid student practicum positions to fast-track certification and get more staff into…

Vancouver, B.C. – Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) today announced the creation of a $20-million fund to support COVID-19 response and future recovery efforts. This funding will go to support critical social initiatives and increased healthcare capacity, including procuring one million masks to be donated for healthcare in British Columbia. Don…

April 23 at 5:30 p.m. There are 1,357 confirmed recovered cases in the province, and 319 new cases have been reported, bringing the total number of cases to 3,720. Two Albertans have died since the last report, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 68. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones…

New project aims to 3-D print up to 2,000 reusable face shields for use in health-care settings. By ROSS NEITZ A group of University of Alberta clinicians, engineers and designers are working with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to create up to 2,000 3-D printed face shields for use in Alberta’s hospitals as stocks of personal…

The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action through Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak.  The government is working in close consultation with all impacted sectors across the economy to take action where it is required, and is prepared to…

Calgary – On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Alberta has banned all gatherings of more than 15 people for an indefinite period of time and the City of Calgary has declared a state of local emergency. These steps, as well as our continuing concern for the health and well-being…

National Defence/Canadian Armed Forces Starting today, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) liaison and reconnaissance elements will be dispatched to Quebec to gather information in support to the upcoming deployment of CAF medical personnel and resources to help ease the ongoing situation in long-term care facilities (LTCF). This is in response to the most recent request for…

Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement on the start of Ramadan: “Today, we join with the more than 100,000 of our Muslim neighbours, co-workers and friends in recognizing the start of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest and most solemn month of the year. “This year, our Muslim neighbours, like so many others, are constrained by the…

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, and Kaycee Madu, Minister of Municipal Affairs, issued the following statement on World Book and Copyright Day: “On World Book and Copyright Day, we celebrate Alberta’s book publishing industry, which is essential to creating and sharing Alberta’s culture at home and abroad. “This year…

COVID-19 response Effective immediately, Alberta Transportation has introduced new, temporary measures, related to driver education and examinations. Alberta is extending the suspension of road tests until the public health emergency ends, while we develop procedures to conduct road tests that prevent the spread of COVID-19. Road tests will resume when it is safe to do…

April 22 at 4 p.m. There are 1,310 confirmed recovered cases in the province, and 306 new cases have been reported, bringing the total number of cases to 3,401. Five Albertans have died since the last report, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 66. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones…

Transport Canada COVID-19 is a global public health challenge that has changed the daily lives of people around the world, and ensuring the safety and security of Canadians remains the Government of Canada’s top priority. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, announced new measures requiring all air passengers to have a non-medical…