Category Archives: Alberta
National park visitor season begins this weekend
WATERTON, AB - Canada's national parks are gearing up to welcome visitors for the May long weekend.Parks Canada says the visitor season will officially begin with most tourist amenities and businesses...
May 18, 2021
RCMP will have close eye on Alberta highways this weekend
EDMONTON - Though we expect less traffic on our provincial highways this upcoming Victoria Day long weekend due to current public health restrictions, Alberta RCMP will be out patrolling and removing ...
May 18, 2021
'Absolutely beautiful': Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations
CARWAY, Alta. - Linda Neilson had waited a long time to get her second COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States bo...
May 18, 2021
Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over Rocky Mountain coal mining
EDMONTON - Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. Ninety per cent of the respondents say there are some areas of...
May 18, 2021
Interactive map breaks down Alberta vaccine coverage
Alberta is launching a new online map breaking down vaccine coverage by local geographic area.Starting May 17, Albertans are able to view the following information for their communities by age group:p...
May 17, 2021
Alberta sees record number of people in intensive care beds: health officials
The president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, the province's top doctor and the premier took turns emphasizing the seriousness of the COVID-19 situation in Alberta on Monday."Our health-care syste...
May 17, 2021
Premier Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to update Albertans about COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney will be joining Alberta's chief medical officer of health to deliver today's update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a news co...
May 17, 2021
Sign language interpretation to be piloted during meeting with Community and Social Services
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta will pilot American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation on its broadcast during the May 18 meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts with the Ministry of ...
May 16, 2021
Red Deer drops back below 800 active cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count dropped again on Saturday from 802 to 760.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 last Saturday, that number has dropped 16.6 per cent.Recoveries sit a...
May 15, 2021
'It was a going concern': Remaining bar and hotel in Alberta coal ghost town for sale
WAYNE, Alta. - Built during the First World War, it survived the Great Depression, the Second World War and the closure of coal mines in the 1950s. Now the historic Last Chance Saloon in the ghost tow...
May 15, 2021