Alberta

Shandro, Hinshaw share COVID-19 update for Jan. 25

Alberta's health minister and chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will sp...

Jan 25, 2021

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on highway near Wetaskiwin

WETASKIWIN - RCMP in central Alberta say a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while he was walking on the highway. Police say it happened Sunday on Highway 2A south of Wetaskiwin. They say a man...

Jan 25, 2021

RCMP officer in Alberta charged with off-duty sexual assault in Edmonton

EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been charged in a sexual assault of a woman in Edmonton.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says in a news release that it was dire...

Jan 25, 2021

Contaminant from coal mines already high in some Alberta rivers: unreported data

EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is f...

Jan 25, 2021

Political scientists say Kenney must rethink pugilistic approach on oil, environment

EDMONTON - Political analysts say Premier Jason Kenney must rethink his traditional "fight back" approach and start building bridges to reconcile environmental concerns with oil and gas development."A...

Jan 23, 2021

Alberta premier wants direct compensation from U.S. if KXL pipeline dead

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is making another demand of Justin Trudeau over the Keystone XL pipeline ahead of the prime minister's call today with new U.S. President Joe Biden.In a letter to Trudeau,...

Jan 23, 2021

Current health restrictions to continue for now

Alberta is reporting 678 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of active cases in the province now to 10,256 - down 309 from yesterday.With 14,060 tests completed over the past 24 hou...

Jan 21, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Jan. 21

Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.You can watch it live below once it begins at roughly 3:30 p.m.

Jan 21, 2021

Kenney says U.S. decision to cancel Keystone XL an insult and a gut punch

Calling it a "gut punch" for the economies of Canada and Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney said he is deeply disturbed that one of U.S. President Joe Biden's first actions in office has been to rescind th...

Jan 21, 2021

Kenney reacts to latest Keystone XL pipeline development

Premier Jason Kenney will respond to recent developments related to the Keystone XL pipeline.You can watch is address live at roughly 4:30 p.m.

Jan 20, 2021