Category Archives: Alberta
Fire destroys Catholic Church in Morinville
MORINVILLE, Alta. - A Catholic Church in northern Alberta has been destroyed by what RCMP are calling a suspicious fire.RCMP say in a release that officers were called to the blaze at St. John Baptist...
Jun 30, 2021
Alberta RCMP warn of social media extortion trend
Alberta RCMP say they have received a number of reports throughout central and southern Alberta where social media platforms were used in an effort to extort money from individuals. In a number of cas...
Jun 29, 2021
NHL, CFL prize packs added to Alberta's vaccine lottery
A new draw that includes NHL and CFL prize packages has been added to the province's Open for Summer Lottery.Every Albertan who has their first dose and registers for the Open for Summer Lottery by Ju...
Jun 29, 2021
Albertans can be proud of latest COVID numbers, Hinshaw says in final update
In her last planned regular COVID-19 update, Alberta's chief medical officer of health provided statistics she says Albertans should be proud of."Cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and our positi...
Jun 29, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares final scheduled COVID update
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to deliver her last scheduled COVID-19 update this afternoon. After today, Alberta's chief medical officer of health will share updates only when they are deemed necessary. To...
Jun 29, 2021
Helicopter pilot battling wildfire dies in crash
The pilot of a helicopter helping to battle a wildfire west of Edmonton died Monday night when the chopper crashed. Evansburg RCMP received a 911 call shortly after 6:30 p.m. that an aircraft involved...
Jun 29, 2021
Report calls for public takeover of old oil and gas wells to fund their cleanup
A new report by a group of independent researchers concludes that most of Alberta's energy wells no longer hold enough oil and gas to pay for their cleanup. The report by the Alberta Liabilities Discl...
Jun 29, 2021
Alberta sets new energy consumption record, 34 heat records Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anyone else ready to go back to complaining about how cold it is? The province is currently in the midst of an extreme heatwave that is breaking all kinds of records. Environment Cana...
Jun 29, 2021
Olivia, Noah remain at the top Alberta's baby names list in 2020
For the eighth consecutive year, Olivia was the most popular name given to newborn girls in 2020, while Noah was the most popular boys' name for the second year in a row.Service Alberta says there wer...
Jun 29, 2021
Olivia and Noah remain Alberta's most popular baby names
Olivia continued a record streak as the most popular baby girl's name in Alberta in 2020 while Noah remained in the top spot for baby boys.Alberta families welcomed 49,030 babies in 2020 - 25,160 boys...
Jun 29, 2021