Category Archives: Alberta
RCMP signals action at the Coutts border crossing
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - ***UPDATE - As of 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, some truckers blockading highway-4 at the Coutts border crossing began to leave the area. Dozens of RCMP officers confronted individuals in ...
Feb 01, 2022
14 Alberta schools granted mask exemptions, province won’t say which ones
A few schools in the province will no longer be requiring their staff and students to wear face masks.A spokesperson with Alberta Health confirmed to LNN that Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena...
Feb 01, 2022
WATCH: Premier Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to give COVID update Tuesday at 4:30
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, alongside the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide a live COVID update Tuesday at 4:30. It was originally scheduled for 3:30. There's no word ...
Feb 01, 2022
Appeal to stop ID requirements at Alberta’s SCSs dismissed
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who wanted to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised consumption site to provid...
Jan 31, 2022
Province announces new program to attract & retain rural physicians
Alberta's rural communities could soon have hope in getting more family physicians.Health Minister Jason Copping has announced $6-million over the next three years for the Rural Education Supplement a...
Jan 31, 2022
Alberta jobs minister wants answers from caucus colleague who attended border protest
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta cabinet minister Doug Schweitzer says he wants answers from a fellow caucus member who attended a truckers protest that is snarling traffic at the United States border.Schweitze...
Jan 31, 2022
Vegreville RCMP respond to multiple collisions on Highway 16
Alongside the province's road advisory, Vegreville RCMP responded to an accident involving semi-tractor trailers and other vehicles colliding in the ditch.Vegreville RCMP and emergency crews have resp...
Jan 31, 2022
Leduc RCMP response to serious motor vehicle collision
Two separate vehicle collisions occurred in a span of one hour Monday morning in Leduc County.Traffic flow has since resumed in the area of Highway 814 and Township Road 502.On Jan. 31, at 9:36 a.m., ...
Jan 31, 2022
Alberta invests over $6 million for lab innovations
An investment of more than $6 million through Alberta Innovates will give innovators access to resources to improve patient care and outcomes."Innovation in the lab environment has put Alberta's lab s...
Jan 31, 2022
Alberta RCMP issue road advisory
Police are cautioning against travel on some highways and roadways in north and central and eastern Alberta due to weather. Drivers should expect icy, blizzard conditions with lower visibility on road...
Jan 31, 2022