Alberta has detected the first case in Canada of a COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa.The case involved a recent traveller, who is now in quarantine, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced on social media Friday. Hinshaw said...

CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time in Hawaii this month on a family vacation, despite direction from both the federal and provincial governments to avoid non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.Allard's press secretary, Justin...

Kennedy Amyotte's first-born child will open her eyes to the world and see her mother's face behind a mask.Due Jan. 13, she will experience many of her firsts amid the isolation and uncertainty of COVID-19. There will be no crush...

New data released by the Alberta government Friday shows the province is on track for a record-breaking number of opioid deaths in 2020.Information published on a new government substance abuse surveillance website also shows how profoundly the COVID-19 pandemic has affected...

The province is turning to humour in its messaging urging Albertans to stay home this holiday season.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, spoke Friday about two new ads urging Albertans not to gather socially over the holidays. The...

The Canadian military is preparing for possible deployment of troops in the Prairie provinces, potentially as early as Saturday in Alberta, to assist with their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned. All of the army divisions and joint...

On a day that Alberta reported 18,243 active cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths, the province also reported a record high test positivity rate.The positivity rate climbed to 10.5 per cent, a "grim milestone and one that should concern us all," Dr....

On the morning of June 4, a team of Alberta civil servants gathered — as it had nearly every day since the COVID-19 pandemic began — to co-ordinate the province's response to the crisis.A few minutes into the meeting in...

An announcement is expected today on new measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO of Alberta Health Services, will...