Alberta

Shandro: Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin on Dec. 16.The first 3,900 doses will go to ICU doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and long-term care workers thr...

Dec 09, 2020

Report finds decline in shelter use for women fleeing violence during pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - Families living in violence are reaching out less to shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the health crisis hit.That's according to the 2020 Shelter Snapshot from the Alber...

Dec 09, 2020

UCP MLA asks elected officials to take 20% pay cut

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A United Conservative MLA says he and his colleagues should be reigning in their paycheques.Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes issued a letter Wednesday calling on his "colleagues...

Dec 09, 2020

COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta College of Social Workers, the Edmonton Social Planning Council and Public Interest Alberta have released their report on the state of child and family poverty in Alberta.Aro...

Dec 09, 2020

Alberta announces additional support for businesses impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions

EDMONTON - The provincial government is expanding its relaunch grant to help small and medium-sized job creators impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday.The province is expanding and i...

Dec 08, 2020

Business closures, mask mandate among Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions

The Alberta government has announced a series of tough new measures aimed at curbing the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the province. Chief among the measures are a mandatory province-wide mask weari...

Dec 08, 2020

Hinton RCMP rescue overdue Christmas tree seekers

Mounties in west central Alberta say a pair of Christmas tree seekers who'd become stranded while out looking in a rural location were later located safe and sound. Hinton RCMP was called about the mi...

Dec 08, 2020

Kenney, Shandro and Schweitzer to join Hinshaw for latest COVID-19 update

Alberta is expected to announce stricter measures aimed at curbing the surging number of COVID-19 cases in the province. A news conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. today (Tues. Dec. 8) featuring Premie...

Dec 08, 2020

Alberta Mounties pull 48 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday

EDMONTON - On Saturday, Dec. 5, Alberta RCMP removed 48 impaired drivers from provincial roadways during National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. Of the 48 impaired motorists, 26 drivers received Im...

Dec 08, 2020

Drumheller inmate passes away

Correctional Service Canada says Mark Kelly, an inmate from Drumheller Institution died Dec. 7 while in their custody.At the time of his death, Kelly, who was 50, had been serving a sentence of five y...

Dec 08, 2020