25% unemployment possible in Alberta: Kenney

Unemployment in Alberta could hit 25 per cent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring financial fallout, Premier Jason Kenney warned ahead of his live provincial address set for 6 p.m. Tuesday. CTV News will carry the address live. "The shutdown of much of our economy is having a devastating impact," he he told an online energy conference. "Based on some polling we’ve done and some analysis, I fully expect unemployment in Alberta to be at least 25 per cent, at least 500,000 Alber