Alberta

Alberta RCMP asks property owners to beware of paving scams this summer

Alberta RCMP are warning property owners of ongoing paving scams and fraudulent contractor services. Mounties say recent incidents have involved illegitimate, out-of-town companies offering discounted...

Jun 04, 2021

RCMP provide tips to safely store, protect off-highway vehicles

With the beginning of summer and another weekend upon us, RCMP are anticipating that Albertans will be riding their off-highway vehicles more often. As a result, Mounties are reminding citizens to saf...

Jun 04, 2021

Kenney says 'reasonable effort' made to follow COVID rules at whiskey dinner

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and his ministers made every reasonable effort to comply with health rules during a surreptitiously photographed whiskey-drinks dinner on the patio of t...

Jun 03, 2021

WATCH: Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Thursday at 3:30

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, will be providing her latest update on the provincial COVID-19 situation, Thursday at 3:30.You can watch the press conference belowrd...

Jun 03, 2021

Millions in federal and provincial funding for upgrades to senior housing across Alberta

The Alberta and federal governments are investing $31.9 Million for much-needed repairs and upgrades to seniors and family housing across the province. The capital maintenance and renewal projects hav...

Jun 03, 2021

Residential school survivors can legally reclaim their traditional names for free

The Government of Alberta is making it easier for survivors of residential schools and their families to legally change their names to reflect their Indigenous roots.Indigenous Relations Minister Rick...

Jun 02, 2021

Critics say Premier Jason Kenney dining with others flouts COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - Photos of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and members of the United Conservative caucus dining together on a rooftop patio are drawing disapproval from critics who say the politicians flouted ...

Jun 02, 2021

Kenney criticized for cancel culture remarks amid renewed residential school debate

EDMONTON - A western Canadian Indigenous leader is condemning cancel culture remarks made by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, and says it reinforces a recent decision to scrap a formal working agreement ...

Jun 02, 2021

Alberta now booking second COVID vaccine doses, Stage 2 of easing restrictions starts June 10

LETHBRIDGE, AB - By the end of June, all Albertans who have already received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can book their second dose before the end of June.With 63.4 per cent of Albertans ha...

Jun 01, 2021

Province announces funding to find unmarked Indigenous graves

Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson issued the following statement on Monday in support for survivors and loved ones of the Indian residential school system:"Residential schools operated betw...

Jun 01, 2021