Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says more than 180,000 Albertans have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot since the province launched the $100 vaccine incentive program.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Joseph Baena stocks up on groceries in Venice after appearing on cover of Men's Health magazine

Joseph Baena was seen stocking up on groceries at Whole Foods in Venice, California after landing his first magazine cover on Men's Health this month.As he picked up some healthy snacks and a bottle of Fiji water, the 24-year-old bodybuilder son of Arnold Schwarzenegger sported a grey shirt, black pants and white sneakers.The hunky fitness enthusiast, who regularly shares shirtless workout videos at the gym, completed his look with anApple Watch and gold shades. Handsome: Joseph Baena was seen stocking up on groceries at Whole Foods in Venice, California after landing his first magazine cover on Men's Health this monthOn his way to his car,Baena took off hisblue surgical mask and flashed his megawatt smile at onlookers after shooting a friendly peace sign.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Alberta restaurants, gyms have mixed feelings about scrapping vaccine passport

Starting Wednesday, Alberta restaurants, gyms and concert venues will no longer be required to ask for proof of vaccination. As Morgan Black explains, owners have mixed feelings about scrapping the restrictions exemption program.

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Alberta removes Restrictions Exemption Program effective at midnight: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Restrictions Exemption Program will end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2022.

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Kenney: Turning public health policy into ‘political football’ not helpful

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about municipalities and the provincial governments being on the same page when it comes to COVID-19 policy.

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Businesses can continue using COVID-19 QR codes as long as they are issued: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says businesses who want to continue to use the Alberta COVID-19 vaccination QR code are allowed to do so as long as they are issued.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Kenney announces removal of mask mandates for Alberta students

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces that all mask mandates for children 12 and under will be removed.

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Alberta will continue lifting COVID-19 restrictions in phased approach: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney announces the final two steps in relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta based on hospitalizations.

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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for youth

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces expanded eligibility for youth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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The COVID-19 trends that will decide B.C.’s path forward

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Positive gains in Alberta’s COVID-19 fight ‘could all be lost overnight,’ premier warns ahead of Thanksgiving

COVID-19 situation, it could all be lost if public health measures are not followed over the Thanksgiving long weekend.In a news conference Thursday afternoon, Premier Jason Kenney reminded Albertans that Thanksgiving 2020 spurred the start of the province’s second wave of COVID-19 last year.“The second wave of COVID, which put severe pressure on our hospitals last fall, started very clearly around the family table of millions of Alberta households,” he said. Ask family members if they’re vaccinated before inviting to Thanksgiving, top doctors say The premier and chief medical officer of health said there have been positive signs and trends when it comes to case numbers, hospitalizations and the overall positivity rate as of late.

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COVID-19: Kenney says province won’t have ‘a police officer on every street’ over Thanksgiving

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the government won’t micromanage the province’s enforcement agencies and won’t have a “police officer on every street corner” to enforce COVID-19 restrictions over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

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Alberta premier announces support for businesses implementing COVID-19 proof-of-vaccine program

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the details of new supports for businesses who implement the COVID-19 restrictions exemption program.

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‘Please follow the rules in place’: Kenney pleads with Albertans ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney pleads with Albertans to follow COVID-19 health measures over the Thanksgiving long weekend while announcing a lowering of outdoor social gathering limits.

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Alberta Premier Kenney announces new measures to reduce COVID-19 spread at schools

Premier Jason Kenney announces new measures being rolled out to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

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Premier Kenney announces expansion of third dose COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Premier Jason Kenney announces the expansion of the third dose COVID-19 vaccine rollout program to more Albertans.

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COVID-19: Alberta Premier and health minister respond to letter requesting them to visit ICU

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping respond to a question asking if they will visit an ICU after doctors sent a letter requesting they do so.

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Alberta doctors invite premier, health minister to visit ICU: ‘We need you to see’

Alberta to reinstate COVID-19 contact tracing in schools In a letter sent Monday, Oct. 4, the section of emergency medicine of the Alberta Medical Association asked Jason Kenney and Jason Copping to “visit an Edmonton-area ICU as soon as possible to see it for yourselves.”The letter is signed by Dr.

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Military aid for Alberta to arrive Monday; doctors say provincial ‘fire break’ is more impactful step

COVID-19: Edmonton doctor recounts calling woman to share her mom’s dying moments Just days after saying assistance offered to Alberta by the federal government and Newfoundland and Labrador was not immediately necessary, Premier Jason Kenney announced his province has now agreed to accept help as the health-care system is under “enormous pressure” because of the fourth wave of COVID-19.Kenney said eight to 10 staff from the Canadian Armed Forces will be coming, likely to CFB Edmonton, along with up to 20 trained staff from the Canadian Red Cross, who will likely be deployed to the hard-hit Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.He said his government is in the process of finalizing plans to bring in a medical team from Newfoundland, likely to

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Doctors urge Albertans to demand government release COVID-19 modelling

COVID-19 modelling that is guiding its pandemic-related decisions.In a letter dated Oct. 1, Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Alberta Opposition urges Premier Jason Kenney to make sure all caucus members are vaccinated

Jason Kenney to make sure every member of his United Conservative caucus is vaccinate against COVID-19.Thomas Dang, the NDP’s deputy house leader, says anyone who is not vaccinated should be removed from caucus.I have just written to the Speaker and UCP to request we implement mandatory vaccinations for all MLAs and their staff.We can pass this policy immediately and are calling on Jason Kenney to direct his MLAs to lead by example and vote in favour.#ableg #yeg #yyc #yql #covid19ab pic.twitter.com/kfhcpkNIQU— Thomas Dang (@ThomasDangAB) September 30, 2021Dang says with Alberta hospitals overcrowded with infected patients, it’s imperative that political leaders set the right example and get their shots.

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Kenney announces new proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for Alberta public servants

Premier Jason Kenney announces a new proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for Alberta public service employees.

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COVID-19: Kenney says Alberta to accept help from feds, N.L as health system under ‘enormous pressure’

Jason Kenney announced Thursday that his province has now agreed to accept help as the health-care system is under “enormous pressure” because of the fourth wave of COVID-19.“We appreciate reciprocal offers,” Kenney said at a news conference, noting Alberta has offered assistance to other provinces during the COVID-19 pandemic as well and still has citizens from other province’s in its hospitals’ ICUs. Alberta records 34 new COVID-19 deaths, ICU admissions climb as Kenney discusses crisis with Trudeau Kenney said eight to 10 staff from the Canadian Armed Forces will be coming, likely to CFB Edmonton, along with up to 20 trained staff from the Canadian Red Cross, who will likely be deployed to the hard-hit Red Deer Regional Hospital.

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Discussions about support from Newfoundland and Labrador for Alberta health care ongoing: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says talks with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey over health-care support are ongoing.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney refused COVID-19 help from N.L. premier

COVID-19 wave as the health-care system teeters on the brink of collapse. Reality check: Comparing Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake after $100 incentive and passport There are currently 20,513 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta, according to provincial data.

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Kenney rejects calls for ‘fire break’ lockdown as Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis deepens

As Alberta’s intensive care units continue to fill up with COVID-19 patients, doctors are pleading with the province to impose a ‘fire break’ lockdown. Heather Yourex-West explains why Premier Jason Kenney is resisting that, as one former ICU patient explains his regret at not getting vaccinated.

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Alberta’s fourth COVID-19 wave is the result of politics: Notley

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to face leadership review in spring: UCP president

COVID-19 cases amid the pandemic’s fourth wave, Kenney has come under fire from members of his party, including some UCP MLAs, over decisions he has made to deal with the public health crisis.Some have criticized him for doing too little and too late to address this summer’s onslaught of coronavirus hospitalizations in the province, while others say he has infringed on people’s individual rights with his public health measures, like the recently announced vaccine passport program.Late Wednesday night, Global News obtained a letter sent to UCP constituency associations by party president Ryan Becker.

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Growing pressure on Kenney to resign amid Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis

As COVID-19 rages through Alberta, intensive care units there are filling up with patients like never before, fuelling more calls for Premier Jason Kenney to step down over how he handled the crisis.

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Calgary political strategist reacts to Alberta cabinet shuffle

Political strategist Zain Velji joins Joel Senick to discuss Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s cabinet shuffle and the pressure he’s facing from those inside his party amid the government’s pandemic response.

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How Alberta’s Jason Kenney may have been liability for federal Conservatives

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s pandemic response sent his popularity plummeting, prompting questions about how he may have torpedoed the federal Conservatives’ election campaign.

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Tyler Shandro out as health minister as Premier Jason Kenney set to announce changes to cabinet: sources

Jason Kenney will announce changes to his cabinet Tuesday afternoon and Global News has confirmed with multiple sources that Tyler Shandro is out as health minister.Sources confirm that Jason Copping will be named the new health minister in a ceremony scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Copping is currently the minister of Labour and Immigration.Global News will stream the ceremony live in this story post at 3:30 p.m.A media notice issued by the province Tuesday morning states Kenney will make changes to his cabinet and later join Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Alberta has seen ‘encouraging surge’ in COVID-19 vaccine uptake since $100 incentive launched: Kenney

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