'Alberta is worth celebrating': First annual Alberta Day kicks off

Premier Jason Kenney kicked off the first ever Alberta Day on Thursday. Kenney spoke in the Reconciliation Garden at the Alberta legislature grounds on Thursday morning. “We believe Alberta is worth celebrating, and it is worth taking a moment to pause and express gratitude and appreciation for the vision and sacrifices of those who preceded us,” Kenney said. Heannounced the inaugural Alberta Day in July. The date, Sept. 1, was chosen to mark the anniversary of the day Alberta entere