Alberta

Rare disease linked to bats discovered in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB- Alberta's "Germ Hunters" team has turned up cases of a rare pulmonary disease linked to bats.Infectious disease experts at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) along with researchers fro...

Mar 18, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations expanding to more Alberta pharmacies

The provincial government says there are now 259 pharmacies in 107 Alberta communities offering COVID-19 vaccine - a 154 per cent increase in participating pharmacies since March 1.The number of parti...

Mar 18, 2021

Father of Humboldt crash victim worried by speed limit proposal, delay in organ donor bill

A father whose son's organs helped others after he died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's disturbed a private member's bill to increase speed limits on major Alberta highways is moving ahead...

Mar 18, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 17

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

Mar 17, 2021

Deadline for province's Working Parent Benefit ends March 31

EDMONTON, AB- Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.Alberta parents "who used child care from April to December ...

Mar 17, 2021

Province announces funds to support victims of elder abuse

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is giving $750,000 to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC).To come over two years, the money will go to 31 coordinated community responses (CCRs...

Mar 17, 2021

Feds looking for answer from Prairie provinces on AgriStability changes

The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects producers against large declines in farming income.Federal Agriculture Ministe...

Mar 17, 2021

Hospital upgrades on the way for Olds, Wetaskiwin, Drayton Valley

The provincial government is touting its three-year, $50-million commitment from the latest budget to modernize and improve rural health facilities across the province.The Rural Health Facilities Revi...

Mar 17, 2021

Registry Agents deliver over 55,000 road tests in two months: AARA

The association representing registry agents in the province says over 55,000 passenger vehicle road tests have been delivered to Albertans during the first two months since the re-privatization of mo...

Mar 17, 2021

Alberta farmland values remain strong

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- During a year marked by economic upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada`s farmland market remained strong and stable in 2020. That upheaval included temporary food processing...

Mar 17, 2021