Alberta’s 2021-22 budget predicts a deficit of $18.2 billion and debt ballooning to a record $115.8 billion by the end of the fiscal year, as the province…
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active cases across the province as well as three more deaths.
Hospitalizations continue to decline there are 250 people being treated in hospital for COVID-19, a decrease of 12 from the day before. There are now 46 in intensive care beds.
The province s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has now seen
227,678 doses of vaccine administered. That number includes
87,695 Albertans who are fully immunized with two doses of the vaccine.
Alberta Health Services said Friday that more than 110,000
Alberta seniors born in 1946 or earlier are now booked to receive their COVID-19 vaccination.
Helath Minister Tyler Shandro said Thursday 28,000 seniors in long-term care have already been vaccinated and that more than half of Alberta s population over 75 have been vaccinated or are booked to be vaccinated.
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A major new jobs training program aimed at helping Alberta workers adapt to a changing economy will be announced in the coming weeks.
On Thursday, provincial Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans should “stay tuned” for an official announcement on the Alberta Jobs Now program, which is expected to provide a grant to eligible employers to provide Albertans opportunities to upgrade their skills as well as to encourage employers to create jobs to get unemployed Albertans back to work.
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The UCP government has no intention of creating a specific program aimed at incentivizing or attracting tenants to fill empty office towers in Calgary’s downtown, Finance Minister Travis Toews said Friday.
In an interview following an address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Toews said while the UCP is committed to creating a pro-business environment that makes Alberta an attractive choice for new and existing businesses, fixing the office vacancy rate problem that exists in both Edmonton and Calgary falls outside the realm of provincial jurisdiction.
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