Alberta

Close to $500M available to front-line workers in Alberta

Alberta is pledging close to $500 million in support for front-line workers in the province."The pandemic has of course put a lot of pressure on everyone from families to communities to entire industr...

Feb 10, 2021

AGLC supports bills to allow single event sports betting

Albertans could see new options for gambling on sports with the new bills that have been introduced in Parliament.Bill C-13, and Bill C-218 would see Albertans over the age of 18 able to bet on single...

Feb 10, 2021

Miner ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta

An Alberta coal miner with exploration leases in the province's Rocky Mountains says he's trying to figure out how the government's decision to restore protections to those lands will affect his compa...

Feb 10, 2021

Two UCP MLAs join national group pushing back against lockdowns

EDMONTON - Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's caucus are challenging provincial COVID-19 economic restrictions and have joined a national coalition pushing back against lockdowns.Drew Barne...

Feb 10, 2021

Province keeping close watch over variant COVID strains

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says they are closely watching how COVID-19 cases are trending, but there is no specific benchmark on how many variant cases need to be identified for the pro...

Feb 9, 2021

ASIRT investigating unauthorized database usage by Lethbridge Police members

An independent investigation is being conducted after members of Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) allegedly conducted unauthorized searches.On February 1, the Director of Law Enforcement was notified o...

Feb 9, 2021

ASIRT investigating in-custody death at Grande Prairie RCMP detachment

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate the death of a 26-year-old man that occurred while he was in custody at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment Monday m...

Feb 9, 2021

First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has completed a plan to manage oilsands development in an area near the Fort McKay First Nation that supports traditional land uses and maintains its ecologic...

Feb 9, 2021

Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy

Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a 1976 policy...

Feb 9, 2021

Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots

The Government of Alberta growing its COVID-19 testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will have regular rapid tests."I'm p...

Feb 9, 2021