Alberta

Student dies after being stabbed at Leduc high school

LEDUC, Alta. - A 17-year-old female student is dead and a fellow student is in police custody after a violent assault at a school just south of Edmonton. The attack happened Monday morning in a classr...

Andrew Snook Mar 15, 2021

New variant identified in Alberta, Red Deer sees two more deaths

Alberta confirmed 388 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, for a total of 138,424 cases since the start of the pandemic.That's out of 8,343 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of abo...

Mar 14, 2021

Province adds 70 variant cases, Red Deer down to 115 active

Alberta added 474 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday with a positivity rate of ~5.3 per cent and 8,873 tests completed.The number of active cases in the province is 4,594, up 48. Recoveries are up 421 ...

Mar 13, 2021

Expert says Albertans should take the vaccine they’re offered first

An infectious disease expert says Albertans should take whatever COVID-19 vaccine they are offered first.Dr. Ameeta Singh with the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton says it is in everyone's interes...

Mar 13, 2021

'Tell the truth:' Alberta 'war room' says animated kids movie disparages oil industry

EDMONTON - The Alberta government's energy "war room" is going to battle with a Netflix children's movie saying it inaccurately portrays the oil industry. The Canadian Energy Centre says more than 1,0...

Mar 12, 2021

Alberta NDP lead UCP in latest poll

A new survey from the Angus Reid Institute shows support for Alberta's governing United Conservative Party (UCP) has taken a hit over the last year-and-a-half.They conducted an online poll between Feb...

Mar 12, 2021

Alberta's vaccination program moves to Phase 2A on Monday

Starting on March 15, an increasing number of Albertans will be eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19.The province has announced that they will be moving to Phase 2A of the vaccination program o...

Mar 12, 2021

Literacy program will measure COVID's impact on young students' learning

A new program for the youngest students will help measure how student learning is being affected by classroom disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The provincial government will work with Unive...

Mar 12, 2021

Red Deer down to 124 active cases of COVID-19

Alberta added 425 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the to-date total to 137,562.The one-day total is out of 9,913 test results for a positivity rate of ~4.3 per cent.The number of active case...

Mar 12, 2021

Calgary energy company fined for blocking site inspection

A Calgary company has been ordered to pay $80,000 because it didn't allow Alberta Energy Regulator crews to inspect one of its sites.Land Petroleum International was found guilty in provincial court f...

Mar 12, 2021