Category Archives: Alberta
Education ministry maintains mask contracts done without political interference
Despite newly obtained documents showing otherwise, Alberta's Ministry of Education continues to deny any ethical wrongdoing related to the procurement of face coverings for the province's students la...
Jan 12, 2021
Nominations open for Alberta Order of Excellence
Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable citizens, leaders and innovators for membership in the Alberta Order of Excellence.Up to 10 individuals will be inducted into the Order this year in rec...
Jan 12, 2021
Search continues for Hinton man missing since 2019
HINTON - RCMP continue to seek the public's assistance in the disappearance of 40-year-old Robert Allen Wetsch, who was last seen in Hinton, Alberta on May 19, 2019.Police say updated information in D...
Jan 11, 2021
Tiger trout now available to Alberta private pond owners
Tiger trout are being added as a licensed species of trout in 2021 for the Alberta aquaculture industry and private pond owners throughout rural Alberta, including farmers, ranchers and recreational p...
Jan 11, 2021
Alberta paramedics, emergency medical responders eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination program is being expanded to include more health-care workers. "Starting right away paramedics and emergency medical responders will also be eligible to receive the COVI...
Jan 11, 2021
Kenney to give update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Alberta's premier and health minister will deliver an update this afternoon on the province's response to COVID-19. Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro are to speak at a news conference scheduled to begin ...
Jan 11, 2021
Alberta RCMP reviewing whether COVID-19 death of meat-plant worker was criminal
CALGARY - RCMP in Alberta are reviewing whether the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Cargill meat-packing plant last spring is a criminal matter.Cpl. Tammy Keibel, district media relations officer for ...
Jan 11, 2021
Maskwacis continues to struggle with COVID-19 outbreak
Maskwacis and its four First Nations - Samson, Ermineskin, Montana and Louis Bull - continues to be hit hard by COVID-19.Randy Littlechild, CEO of Maskwacis Health Services, says though a state of loc...
Jan 11, 2021
Red Deer hits 10 deaths from COVID-19
Ten people in Red Deer have now died because of COVID-19.The latest death was reported on Sunday and is one of just 12 more fatalities reported province-wide for a pandemic total of 1,284. The dozen d...
Jan 10, 2021
Ferintosh farmer takes top honours at Manitoba Ag Days showcase
A central Alberta farmer's inventiveness secured more accolades this month at the Manitoba Ag Days Innovation Showcase.Darcy Goossen of Ferintosh, a hamlet in Camrose County, already created the award...
Jan 10, 2021