CALGARY --
Celebrating the holidays Alberta appears to remain as it was announced by the government on Tuesday — with no social gatherings allowed even through Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza
Hanukkah begins Thursday with the lighting of the first candle on a menorah — the eight-day holy celebration in the Jewish Faith comes mere days after the government of Alberta introduced sweeping restrictions on gatherings and reduced places of worship to just 15 per cent of fire code capacity.
The new rules take effect after midnight on Saturday.
Premier Jason Kenney spoke about the urgency of holiday celebrations during a social media address Wednesday night, alluding to further information to come from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw.