Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro will host a news conference on Friday morning to update citizens on Stage 1 of Alberta’s relaunch strategy for Calgary and Brooks as the province attempts to reopen amid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
The news conference will be held at 11:30 a.m. and will be streamed live in this article. On May 14, the majority of the province moved forward with Stage 1 of the relaunch plan, however, the cities of Calgary and Brooks were held back due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in those regions. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] On Tuesday, Kenney announced the emergency cabinet committee will hold a meeting with Alberta’s chief medical