Monday, April 21: Premier Danielle Smith is visiting Japan and South Korea this week. In 2024 Alberta exported $2.7-billion worth of goods to Japan, of which $1-billion were energy products (oil, natural gas, hydrogen). Alberta’s exports to South Korea (energy, nickel, meat, wood pulp) were $1.2-billion last year.
April 21: Dr. Sunil Sookram is appointed as interim Chief Medical Officer of Health. He is medical director at Strathcona Community Hospital, a professor at the University of Alberta and an emergency physician at the U of A Hospital.
Tuesday, April 22: The province has 118 measles cases as of noon today, up 29 from the previous update (before the Easter long weekend). Alberta Health Services issues a public alert about potential exposure to the highly infectious virus.
April 22: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it strongly opposes Alberta’s Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act, and argues that forced treatment for people with addictions may harm them, including through higher relapse and overdose rates.
Thursday, April 24: Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen travels to Doha, Qatar to attend the 71st General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and showcase Alberta as a “world-class international hunting destination.” Following the conference (April 29), Loewen will travel to the UK to meet with experts on human-wildlife conflict and promote Alberta hunting.
April 24: Dow Chemical pauses construction on its $11.6-billion net-zero petrochemical project in Fort Saskatchewan, citing uncertain global economic conditions. If completed the plant could receive up to $2.2-billion in tax credits and grants from the federal and provincial governments.
