Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta opposition leader condemns Coutts blockade
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has issued a statement condemning the convoy at the Coutts border crossing. The event was put on in support of the Convoy in Ottawa."The Alberta NDP unequivocally cond...
Jan 30, 2022
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest
EDMONTON - Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers ...
Jan 29, 2022
Alberta RCMP issue travel advisory for Coutts border crossing
RCMP are advising drivers to avoid travel along Hwy. 4 south of Lethbridge, heading towards the Coutts border crossing.Police say there is heavy congestion and slow-moving traffic that is expected to ...
Jan 29, 2022
Second-degree murder charge laid after "unprovoked" attack at Drumheller Institution
DRUMHELLER, Alta. - RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate.Officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault ...
Jan 29, 2022
Alberta premier ‘confident’ COVID-19 measures could be relaxed by end of March
EDMONTON, AB. - Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it's safe to do so.Kenney says the government will move toward a widespread relax...
Jan 28, 2022
Alberta nurses ratify new deal with employers after two years of negotiations
An end to one of the "most prolonged and arduous negotiations in the provincial nursing union's 44-year history."United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) has ratified a new Collective Agreement with Alberta Hea...
Jan 28, 2022
Passenger in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer sentenced to 5 years in prison
CALGARY - The passenger in a car involved in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison. Amir Abdulrahman was sentenced this morning after pleading gu...
Jan 28, 2022
WATCH: Premier Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to give COVID update at 3:30
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, alongside the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide a live COVID update Thursday at 3:30.rdnewsNOW will have further coverage after the update ...
Jan 27, 2022
Alberta’s venture capital industry gets a boost
The provincial government has announced a $31.2-million investment from the Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) aimed to help Alberta technology and health innovation companies grow. Officials say in...
Jan 25, 2022
CBSA warns of scams using false agency credentials
Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are warning the public about ongoing email, web, text message and telephone scams making the rounds.They say individuals posing as staff from th...
Jan 25, 2022