Category Archives: Alberta
WATCH: Minister Copping, Dr. Hinshaw to give COVID update at 3:30
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping, as well as the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide a live COVID update Tuesday at 3:30. If a video player does not appear here, visi...
Jan 25, 2022
Province to aid EMS response times with new action plan
EDMONTON, AB - An action plan from the Alberta Government will attempt to lessen Emergency Response Times.The government statement reads:"In response to growing demand for EMS services across Alberta,...
Jan 24, 2022
Retired justice to probe Madu phone call
A former Alberta justice will investigate the controversial phone call made by suspended provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu and is to report her findings to the government by Feb. 15.Retired Cour...
Jan 24, 2022
Province to announce plans to address emergency medical services pressures
Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services officials will announce measures today to address demands on the emergency medical services system.Participants include:Jason Copping, Ministe...
Jan 24, 2022
Three Hills man dies in single-vehicle collision, pet dog survives
A 52-year-old man was killed following a single-vehicle collision Saturday.At around 9:46 p.m. on January 22, Nanton RCMP, Fire and EMS responded to Highway 533, east of Range Road 265. The driver of ...
Jan 24, 2022
AACP not in support of decriminalization of personal possession
Officials with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) say they do not currently support the decriminalization of illicit drugs, without the required supports being in place. The organizati...
Jan 22, 2022
Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels
Some Alberta cattle producers say they will run out of food for their animals this weekend, as train delays and the impacts of last summer's drought combine to create a crisis situation on the Prairie...
Jan 21, 2022
Low-income seniors in Alberta can now access cheaper internet
Low-income seniors across Alberta now have access to cheaper internet.Canadians 65 and older who receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement qualify for $9.95 a month internet through Telus's Internet fo...
Jan 21, 2022
The gift that keeps on giving: Delburne couple wins $1 million
For Christmas, Debra and Darrell Hatt were given a present that will continue to give for years to come. The couple from Delburne, east of Red Deer, received a Player's Choice Mega Pack and won $1 mil...
Jan 21, 2022
Grocery and gas prices up significantly in 2021 as inflation outpaced wages
Stats Canada has released new data that backs up claims about the rising cost of living in the country.In December 2021, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.8 per cent compared to the same period in...
Jan 21, 2022