Alberta

Alberta surpasses 3 million doses of vaccine administered

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another nine to 203 in the last day.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (28 days ago), the active caseload has dropped all but one...

Jun 5, 2021

Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death

EDMONTON - A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to start this we...

Jun 4, 2021

Two children perish in Buck Lake house fire

Two small children are dead after fire ripped through a residence near Buck Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin Wednesday morning.On June 2, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the RCMP Central Alberta District...

Jun 4, 2021

Legislature member says Alberta premier's patio dinner clearly broke COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's caucus members says restaurant owners should be allowed more leeway if the premier is allowed to break COVID-19 rules on patio dining. Angela Pitt says...

Jun 4, 2021

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 4, 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 4, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 2, 2021