Alberta

Alberta RCMP cautions public in light of recent scams and distraction thefts

CALGARY - Since Jan. 2021, Alberta RCMP have received multiple reports of victims being approached by individuals in a series of transaction scams and distraction thefts. The most recent incidents hav...

Apr 8, 2021

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 7, 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...

Andrew Snook Apr 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 6, 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 6, 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...

Andrew Snook Apr 6, 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 6, 2021