This story is part of The COVID Economy, a CBC News series looking at how the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic is affecting jobs, manufacturing and business in regions across Canada. This is usually the busiest time of the year inside the factory at Smithbilt Hats as the weather begins to change and people begin to get a…

Two senators from Alberta say they aren’t satisfied with answers they’ve received from the federal government to questions about when help for the energy industry could be on the way. Sen. Doug Black told CBC News he’s asked Finance Minister Bill Morneau twice in recent weeks for a timeline on when a promised support package will…

The jury is still out on how decreased human activity during the pandemic is affecting wildlife, one Alberta researcher says.  “We don’t know,” said University of Alberta biological sciences professor Colleen Cassady St. Clair Monday in an interview with CBC’s Alberta Afternoon. “I think they might be wondering what’s going on with us.” In Edmonton, St.…

A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday as they returned home from Toronto where the Edmonton Oilers forward died of a brain bleed. Bob Bartkewich, a longtime family friend who plays hockey with Cave’s father, said he and others wanted a way to honour…

Albertans should have access to COVID-19 tests, medicines and vaccines approved by trusted regulators in other countries, Premier Jason Kenney says. On Monday, Kenney said products approved by European or American health regulators should be available for use in Alberta even while awaiting Health Canada’s approval. “The direction I’ve given our officials is if we see a…

The latest: Amazon Canada reports an employee at its Balzac warehouse has contracted COVID-19. There were 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta Sunday, bringing the province’s total to 1,651. A total of 823 people have recovered. Four more Albertans have died, bringing the total deaths in the province to 44. The Alberta government has announced $286,000 grant…