Alberta

Attendees at Medicine Hat rally asked to book tests after positive COVID-19 result

MEDICINE HAT, AB - People who attended a Freedom Rally over the weekend in Medicine Hat outside J-Rocks Bar and Grill are being asked to book a COVID-19 test, as soon as possible after an individual t...

Andrew Snook Apr 26, 2021

Alberta expanding vaccine to meat-packing workers

EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta government is providing the COVID-19 vaccine to workers at meat-packing plants provincewide.This move comes after multiple outbreaks at meat-packing plants across the provinc...

Apr 26, 2021

Long-term care homes in Alberta finally seeing easing COVID-19 restrictions

Starting May 10th, the Government of Alberta is starting to ease restrictions on continuing care facilities.These changes will increase the number of designated family or friends from two to four who ...

Apr 26, 2021

Alberta improves access to rapid COVID tests for businesses and service providers

The province is boosting access for organizations to deliver rapid testing programs.Businesses and service providers that want to access free rapid COVID-19 tests from the provincial government will n...

Apr 26, 2021

Record active caseload grows in Red Deer, city passes 4,000 total cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer sits at 634, up 19 from Saturday.That total adds to the record amount Red Deer set yesterday.Over the past day, Red Deer added 51 new cases for 4,001 to...

Apr 25, 2021

Red Deer smashes active COVID-19 cases record, now at 615

Red Deer has set a new pandemic record for active cases of COVID-19 with 615.The new high is up 51 from Friday, and breaks the past benchmark of 574 set on Feb. 24. At that time, roughly 40 per cent o...

Apr 24, 2021

2021 Canadian Census going online

Canadians will soon be getting their census reminders.The 2021 Canadian Census follows the last country-wide population count in 2016.Geoff Bowlbe, director general responsible for the census at Stati...

Apr 24, 2021

Red Deer sitting just shy of active cases record with 564

Red Deer now has 564 active cases of COVID-19, up 20 from Thursday.That total is just 10 off the record of 574 set on Feb. 24 when about 40 per cent of the city's active cases were attributable to an ...

Apr 23, 2021

Fox Creek RCMP seek help in locating 1982 plane crash site

RCMP are hoping residents taking to the great outdoors in western Alberta or eastern British Columbia will be able to keep an eye out for a small plane that went missing 39 years ago.On April 29, 1982...

Apr 23, 2021

Drumheller RCMP charge male for repeat drug trafficking

A man from Hanna is facing drug charges following an arrest in Drumheller Wednesday night.Mounties say Drumheller RCMP and the Drumheller Crime Reduction Unit were on patrol when they identified a mal...

Apr 23, 2021