Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta introduces bill to ban carding, standardize street checks
EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta Government has introduced new legislation that would "outright prohibit carding and standardize street checks.""Bill 63, the Police (Street Checks and Carding) Amendment Act,...
Apr 07, 2021
15 UCP MLAs voice opposition to new COVID restrictions
A quarter of the United Conservative caucus are speaking out against their own party's public health measures. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced new COVID-19 restrictions as variant cases hav...
Apr 07, 2021
Doctors say more restrictions needed to reduce spread of COVID-19 in Alberta
EDMONTON - Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say public health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce spread of COVID-19 during the province's third wav...
Apr 07, 2021
Two found dead near Cremona, one a suicide
Didsbury RCP say two people were found dead at a rural property near Cremona on March 31.Police say preliminary findings from the chief medical examiner's office indicate 64-year-old man died from sui...
Apr 07, 2021
AHS 'physically closes' GraceLife Church for repeated public health violations
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it has "physically closed" a church west of Edmonton for repeatedly violating public health restrictions.Fence was erected surrounding GraceLife Church (GLC) Wednesd...
Apr 07, 2021
Alberta ramps up vaccine rollout starting Wednesday
Alberta's government says it is bringing in four new measures starting immediately to ramp-up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as infections and hospitalizations rise.The new measures will mean about 500,...
Apr 06, 2021
Alberta RCMP reminds motorists that there is no need for excessive speed
EDMONTON - As we enter spring and driving conditions across our provincial roadways begin to improve, the Alberta RCMP wants to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding.Posted limits indicate the m...
Apr 06, 2021
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announces he won't run for re-election this fall
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010. The 49-year...
Apr 06, 2021
Alberta returns to Step 1 of COVID restrictions amid sharp rise in variant cases
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is reinstituting some public-health restrictions, saying that variant cases of COVID-19 continue to soar and are on track to swamp the health system by mid-May....
Apr 06, 2021
Kenney, Shandro, Dr. Hinshaw share COVID-19 update for April 6
Alberta's premier, health minister and chief medical officer of health are set to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Jason Kenney, Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw are to...
Apr 06, 2021