Alberta

Judge tosses application to pause Alberta inquiry into funding of oil and gas foes

CALGARY - An environmental law group has lost its bid to pause Alberta's inquiry into where critics of its oil and gas industry get their funding.Ecojustice sought an injunction in the summer to suspe...

Nov 30, 2020

Alberta premier says hospitals stressed by COVID-19, more surgeries may be cancelled

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's largest hospitals are at 91 per cent capacity due to COVID-19 cases and widespread cancellation of more non-urgent surgeries may be necessary."Our top 15...

Nov 30, 2020

Alberta's new impaired driving rules in effect Dec. 1

Starting Tuesday, there will be different, and in some cases, more severe penalties for drivers getting behind the wheel impaired.As of December 1, 2020, Bill 21, the Provincial Administrative Penalti...

Nov 30, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Nov. 30

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...

Nov 30, 2020

Constitutional scholar says Charter argument not valid in fight against masks, other COVID restrictions

An expert on Canadian constitutional law says the argument that public health regulations imposed by the provincial government infringe on personal rights and freedoms are invalid.Professor Eric Adams...

Nov 30, 2020

Alberta government hosting budget telephone town halls

Albertans are invited to have their say in the province's next budget by participating in upcoming telephone town halls.The telephone town halls will take place on Nov. 30, Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. The prov...

Nov 28, 2020

Alberta granting more peace officers power to enforce COVID-19 rules

Hundreds of additional peace officers are now able to enforce Alberta's newly enhanced COVID-19 rules.Earlier this week, the provincial government re-declared a state of public health emergency and im...

Nov 27, 2020

Calgary Zoo's giant pandas heading back to China after long delay

CALGARY, AB - Er Shun and Da Mao are hopping on the panda express.The Calgary Zoo announced Friday that "TODAY is the day!" Through a partnership with the Calgary International Airport and Internation...

Nov 27, 2020

Flu vaccinations well up in Alberta over last year

Nearly 1.3 million Albertans have been immunized for influenza this year. That's more than 228,000 more people than at the same time last year. "What's more, we have still not seen a single lab-confir...

Nov 27, 2020

Increasing safety for Alberta's snowplow, tow truck operators

Snowplow operators will able to use flashing white strobe lights this winter to increase their visibility to other motorists on highways in Alberta.New signage will also be installed along highways in...

Nov 27, 2020