With soaring COVID-19 cases and waning popularity for his government, Premier Jason Kenney has announced a cabinet shuffle that will happen later this afternoon. It is rumoured that The Alberta Health Minister,Tyler Shandro, will be replaced by current minister of labour and immigration, Jason Copping.

A press conference is scheduled for 3:30 this afternoon.

This shuffle occurs as Alberta is in the midst of the fourth wave of a COVID-19 pandemic and a health care system that is on the brink of collapse.

Earlier today, Alberta's minister of municipal affairs, Ric McIver, issued a letter to the federal government asking for help dealing with the high number of patients. 

Copy of letter from Ric McIver's Twitter

Lacombe online will have more details on the cabinet shuffle once the press conference has ended.