Category Archives: Alberta

Crash near Wetaskiwin claims life of 41-year-old man
RCMP are looking into the cause of a fatal crash near Wetaskiwin last week.It happened on June 18, at approximately 9:00 a.m., when Wetaskiwin RCMP received a 911 call of a serious motor vehicle colli...
Jun 21, 2021

Alberta reports just 60 new COVID cases, Red Deer adds five
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case load continues trending down. The city has 66 active cases as of Monday, down four from Sunday and the lowest total since 63 were reported back on Nov. 4. Recoveries ar...
Jun 21, 2021

Calgary Stampede prizes added to vaccine lottery
CALGARY, AB - Vaccinated Albertans will now have another set of prizes on the line in the Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery.The Alberta Government says those entered can win one of 635 Calgary Stampede ...
Jun 21, 2021

Man dead, police dog injured after confrontation with RCMP in northern Alberta
ARDMORE, Alta. - RCMP say a man is dead and a police service dog has been injured in a shooting in northern Alberta.Officers were searching last night for a suspect who fled on foot after a dispute in...
Jun 21, 2021

Inter Pipeline rejects revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure
CALGARY - Inter Pipeline Ltd. has rejected a revised hostile takeover offer by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP that allows shareholders to receive their payment entirely in cash instead of a mix...
Jun 21, 2021

About 63% of Red Deerians have one dose, nearly 30% fully vaccinated
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another two in the last day to 71.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (six weeks ago), the active caseload has now dropped to a po...
Jun 19, 2021

All Albertans aged 12+ now eligible for second doses of COVID vaccine
Effective immediately, the provincial government says Albertans who received their first mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) dose in May or earlier can book their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone who rece...
Jun 18, 2021

Alberta moving to Stage 3 of reopening on Canada Day
Albertans have another reason to celebrate Canada Day this year.The province will move to Stage 3 of the Open for Summer plan on July 1."Yesterday Alberta officially surpassed the 70 per cent vaccinat...
Jun 18, 2021

More provincial support for Alberta's live events sector
The provincial government says it is investing $13 million in the Stabilize Program to help Alberta non-profit arts and culture organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.The province says in a ...
Jun 18, 2021

Alberta continues to lose residents to other parts of Canada
For the fourth quarter in a row, more people left Alberta for other parts of Canada than arrived from elsewhere in the country. ATB Financial pointed out Friday that according to the latest population...
Jun 18, 2021