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Mandatory restrictions remain in effect. All Albertans must continue to do their part to protect the health-care system and bend the curve of COVID-19.

New P3 and USP frameworks will help ensure the best use of Albertans’ tax dollars for building schools, health facilities and other public infrastructure.

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on World AIDS Day:

Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Alberta. Albertans must follow mandatory restrictions to protect the health-care system and bend the curve of COVID-19.

Minister of Energy Sonya Savage issued the following statement on Enbridge receiving the final permit for the Line 3 Replacement Project:

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, and Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Community and Social Services, issued the following statement on Guru Nanak Gurpurab:

The Provincial Administrative Penalties Act empowers police to get impaired drivers off the streets immediately.

Albertans can help plan the next budget by participating in upcoming telephone town halls.

Premier Jason Kenney issued this statement to commemorate Holodomor Memorial Day:

Alberta is under a state of public health emergency. Aggressive new measures will protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Physician assistants will be recognized as regulated health-care professionals beginning April 1, 2021.

Alberta’s government is taking action to increase the safety of snowplow and tow truck drivers.

Parliamentary secretary for small business and tourism Martin Long issued the following statement on Black Friday:

Alberta is under a state of public health emergency. Aggressive new measures will protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Alberta will soon begin piloting point-of-care rapid testing for COVID-19, providing faster, more convenient testing for the disease.

Albertans are invited to share ideas about outdoor recreation and trails in the province.

New programs will improve access to trucking jobs and address driver shortages while keeping Albertans safe on the road.

Alberta’s government has removed the $5 fee for harvesting up to three Christmas trees from Crown land for personal use.

Alberta is under a state of public health emergency. Aggressive new measures will protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Orders approved – November 25, 2020

Simplified and easier-to-navigate processes will improve Alberta’s adoption system for Albertans as we mark Adoption Awareness Month. 

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued the following statement:

The U.S. Department of Commerce has lowered tariffs for forest companies that participated in the first administrative review of softwood lumber litigation.

Alberta is declaring a state of public health emergency. Aggressive measures will protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Orders Approved – November 24, 2020

Alberta’s government is declaring a state of public health emergency and putting aggressive measures in place to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 cases.

Alberta’s mid-year update shows improvement under responsible fiscal management in the face of the pandemic.

There are 328 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 62 in intensive care. There are 13,166 active cases in the province.

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement on the request from the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) for a seven per cent pay increase:

Alberta’s government is providing more financial support to the Alberta job creators hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan issued the following statement for National Addictions Awareness Week, Nov. 22-28:

Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu issued the following statement marking Victims and Survivors of Crime Week:

Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer issued the following statement on the Canada-U.K. trade continuity agreement:

There are 310 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 58 in intensive care. There are 10,655 active cases in the province.

On Nov. 19, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 19-year-old man that occurred that same day during contact with members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS).

Construction is underway on St. Anne’s Haven, a new continuing care centre in Lethbridge that will be home to 102 people needing supportive living and dementia care.

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued the following statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance:

On Nov. 16, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an arrest by the Red Deer RCMP, during which a 40-year-old man sustained a serious injury.

Orders approved – November 18, 2020

Effective immediately, Alberta’s government is banning carding and establishing clear rules for common interactions between police and the public to ensure the rights of Albertans are protected.

Four individuals and three organizations have received 2020 Alberta Community Justice Awards for their efforts to improve safety in their communities.

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued the following statement on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day:

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on World Pancreatic Cancer Day: 

There are 287 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 57 in intensive care. There are 10,057 active cases in the province.

Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement on the agreement signed between TC Energy and Natural Law Energy for a future equity investment of up to $1 billion in Keystone XL.

There are 264 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 57 in intensive care. There are 10,031 active cases in the province.

Entrepreneurs across Alberta drive the province’s economy forward, create much needed jobs and are vital to our economic recovery.

The first annual report on red tape reduction highlights key initiatives that have eased the regulatory burden in Alberta, saving Albertans more than $476 million.

Common-sense changes to legislation will cut red tape by making it easier for businesses to operate – saving job creators time and money.

Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education, and Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued the following statement for Bullying Awareness Week: