Alberta Premier Says Hospitals Stressed by COVID 19, More Surgeries May Be Cancelled

Alberta Premier Says Hospitals Stressed by COVID 19, More Surgeries May Be Cancelled
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Quebec Premier Francois Legault leave a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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EDMONTON—Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s largest hospitals are at 91 percent capacity due to COVID-19 cases and widespread cancellation of more non-urgent surgeries may be necessary.

“Our top 15 hospitals are increasingly under stress,” Kenney told NewsTalk 770 radio in an interview Monday.