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What’s happening now Vaccines will be offered to every Albertan 12 years of age and older, with bookings starting tomorrow for people aged 30 and over. Then, on Monday, the vaccine rollout will be extended to anyone aged 12 and older. Premier Jason Kenney announced new restrictions on Tuesday, including the closure of restaurant patios, barbershops, tanning salons and other personal services. All students will be moving to at-home learning on Friday, as well. Alberta reported Tuesday 1,743 new cases of COVID-19 on 14,585 tests and nine additional deaths. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government continues to reach out to Alberta with offers of assistance. ....
Premiers Ford, Higgs, Moe and Kenney on Nuclear Power, COVID-19 Vaccines In a virtual news conference, premiers Doug Ford (Ontario), Blaine Higgs (New Brunswick), Scott Moe (Saskatchewan), and Jason Kenney (Alberta) sign a memorandum of understanding to explore small modular reactors (SMRs) as a clean energy alternative and a way to fight climate change. They also respond to questions about their provinces’ COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout. On December 1, 2019, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick announced a collaboration on the development of SMRs to provide carbon-free energy while unlocking their economic potential. Alberta announced in August 2020 that it would enter into the agreement to help diversify its energy sector. (April 14, 2021) (no interpretation) ....
By Brad Jennings Mar 4, 2021 2:16 PM Premier Scott Moe joined with Canada’s premiers Thursday to call on the federal government for more support to the health care system. Moe says this is an opportunity for the federal government to participate to a much higher and equitable level, by increasing the Canada Health Transfer from 22% to 35% during the upcoming federal budget. This would represent an increase of $28 billion annually. Moe says this will help Saskatchewan address a backlog of surgeries in the province and get back to reaching pre-COVID wait time targets. “This is going to require a significant investment, in the tens of millions of dollars in each of the next 3, 4 and 5 years, at a time when our economy is still recovering from this pandemic we have all experienced in Canada and around the world.” ....
Montreal, Canada – Opponents of the contentious Keystone XL pipeline are welcoming United States President Joe Biden’s decision to nix the multibillion-dollar project, saying the move provides a “sense of vindication” in their years-long fight. Matthew Campbell, a staff lawyer at the Native American Rights Fund, which has represented Indigenous groups in lawsuits against the project, said the move recognises “that the tribes will be heavily impacted by the pipeline and so it should not be approved”. Just hours after he was inaugurated, Biden cancelled his predecessor President Donald Trump’s approval of Keystone XL, a 1,947km (1,210 mile) pipeline that was set to stretch from the Canadian province of Alberta to the US state of Nebraska. ....
The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file . This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Andrew Burton/Getty Images Joe Biden is poised to begin his presidency with a wake-up call for Canadians who expect him to compromise his climate agenda in the name of diplomacy. The president-elect’s apparent plan to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline expansion as one of his first actions after Wednesday’s inauguration, laid out in leaked transition documents, shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. It’s what he promised during last year’s U.S. campaign, it’s easy to act on and failing to do so swiftly would have sounded alarms within the Democratic Party’s base. ....