Alberta

First-degree murder charge laid in Leduc high school stabbing

A student has been charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing Monday morning at a high school in Leduc. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, remains in custody and is due in an Edmonton courtro...

Andrew Snook Mar 16, 2021

Phases 2B and 2C of Alberta's COVID vaccine rollout to start in April

LETHBRIDGE, AB - In a couple of weeks' time, more Albertans will become eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Starting sometime next month, Alberta Health Services will open Phases 2B and 2C of t...

Mar 15, 2021

Red Deer with 105 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the city of Red Deer as of Monday is down to 105. That's a decrease of three from Sunday and the lowest total the city has had since 94 active cases were reporte...

Mar 15, 2021

Alberta introduces recall legislation for elected officials

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Are the elected officials in your riding not adequately representing their constituents? Well, you might soon be able to file a petition for recall.Minister of Justice Kaycee Madu has...

Mar 15, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 15

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 15, 2021

Alberta NDP proposes legislation to ban coal mining in Rocky Mountains

CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition NDP plans to introduce a private member's bill that would ban future coal mining and related activities on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.The proposed legisla...

Mar 15, 2021

RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision in Maskwacis

RCMP are investigating following a fatal pedestrian collision in Maskwacis.Mounties responded at 8:55 p.m. Sunday to reports of an adult male who had been struck on Highway 2A, just north of Highway 6...

Mar 15, 2021

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