COVID-19 UPDATE: April 22
On April 22, Alberta Health Services confirmed 1,857 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 177,087. Three people passed away, which means 2,054 Albertans have
NDP Calling For Hiring Of More Recently Graduated Teachers
NDP Education Critic Sarah Hoffman says “too many kids in too tight a classroom” are leading to more cases of COVID-19 in schools around the province. Hoffman says one proposal the NDP has made is to see
Alberta workers get paid job-protected leave for COVID-19 vaccinations
On April 21, 2021, Bill 71 was passed to allow workers to be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccine and have job-protected paid leave for up to three hours. Bill 71 amends the Employment Standards Act so
Alberta Canola GM talks about drainage challenges in the north, Agri-Stability and more
On the Ag Show, we caught up with Ward Toma, the General Manager for Alberta Canola. Among the topics we discussed with Toma include: How seeding is progressing in different parts of the province His thoughts on
Emergency room doctor talks about third wave, importance of getting vaccinated
On the Trending 55 Hot Seat, we caught up with Doctor David Jacobs, a emergency room radiologist at Humber Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Jacobs has been on the front lines since the COVID-19 pandemic began. He