The chief of staff to Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and an administrative assistant working in his office travelled to Hawaii over the holidays, and neither will be punished, he announced at a press conference Tuesday.
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Jan. 6
Alberta reported 25 more deaths on Wednesday and 1,123 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, with a total of 13,450 active cases.
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Posted: Jan 06, 2021 9:52 AM MT | Last Updated: January 7
A woman wearing a mask walks past the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary on Dec. 3, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
EDMONTON Fort McMurray - Wood Buffalo MLA Tany Yao has broken his silence and apologized for travelling to Mexico over the holidays. Yao, who is still out of the country, posted a statement on Facebook about his trip. This decision did not reflect the higher standards residents expect from their elected officials, and I apologize for my actions, Yao wrote. He said he plans to return to Alberta as soon as he is able. Yao is one of six MLAs who have been reprimanded for ignoring Alberta and Canada s advice to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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