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EDMONTON -- Alberta added 1,345 cases of COVID-19 and five deaths on Tuesday. The province now has 18,481 cases and 476 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 105 in ICU. Variants of concern, mostly the B.1.1.7 strain first found in the U.K., account for 57 per cent of cases, "meaning transmission is much easier and can happen faster than ever before," Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said. Dr. Hinshaw also said P.1, the strain first identified in Brazil, is growing in the community in many parts of Alberta. The province's positivity rate decreased slightly on Tues...

Article content Albertans are still not sold on the idea of a provincial sales tax, but younger people in the province are definitely warming up to the idea, according to a new poll. In a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute, 62 per cent of Albertans polled said they still reject any form of sales tax, while 35 per cent were open to a sales tax ranging from either 1 to 2 per cent or 3 to 5 per cent. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Majority of Albertans reject provincial sales tax: poll Back to video