Alberta

Treaty Six First Nations sign agreement with Alberta government

The Alberta government and Treaty Six First Nations have signed a historic agreement that the government says will benefit all people living in central Alberta.The Alberta-Confederacy of Treaty Six Fi...

Dec 16, 2020

Premier says no queue jumping for COVID-19 vaccines

EDMONTON - COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta have officially begun and, as lineups form in the coming days, Premier Jason Kenney says he won't tolerate queue jumping.``At our very first cabinet discuss...

Dec 16, 2020

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Alberta, new outreach programs announced

The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta are now happening.Sahra Kaahiye, a respiratory therapist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, and Tanya Harvey, an intensive care nurse at th...

Dec 15, 2020

Kenney, Hinshaw, ministers give update on COVID-19 in Alberta

Premier Jason Kenney and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta and the province's pandemic response.A news conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch it here once it begins....

Dec 15, 2020

Compare taxes, debt, and more on Alberta's new Municipal Measurement Index

If you have ever wanted to know how your municipal government compares to others, a new tool can help you with that.The Government of Alberta has launched the Municipal Measurement Index (MMI), which ...

Dec 15, 2020

Alberta RCMP updates detachment services in light of new COVID-19 restrictions

EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP detachments have modified service delivery at front counters and will now be controlling access to public spaces within RCMP facilities effective Dec. 13 in compliance with a n...

Dec 14, 2020

Record daily number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta

The province's chief medical officer of health announced 1,887 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta over the past 24 hours, a new daily record. That's out of 20, 416 test results for a pos...

Dec 14, 2020

Nearly 30,000 Alberta health workers to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by month's end

The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines will be in Alberta very soon, with more expected next week.The initial 3,900 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is expected in Alberta on Tuesday and will sto...

Dec 14, 2020

22 new deaths as Alberta surpasses 80,000 cases of COVID-19

Twenty-two new COVID-19-related deaths are being reported in Alberta Sunday, making this the province's single deadliest 24 hours since the pandemic began in early March.The death toll is now 719, up ...

Dec 13, 2020

Medicine Hat residents rally in support of Indian farmers

MEDICINE HAT, AB- A long line of cars made their way through Medicine Hat's Southridge area on Saturday afternoon, each standing in solidarity with farmers in India who have been protesting for two mo...

Dec 13, 2020