Alberta

Alberta making more changes to COVID-19 contact tracing

With the significant increase in new COVID-19 cases and demand, the Alberta Health Services contact tracing team is facing a slowly growing backlog.To maximize the impact of case investigation and con...

Nov 23, 2020

Province announces new grants for businesses hit hard by COVID

EDMONTON, AB- Alberta's government is providing more financial support to job creators hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.Businesses are able to apply for a second payment from the Small and Medium ...

Nov 23, 2020

Red Deer with 141 active COVID-19 cases as Alberta prepares for additional measures

Alberta reported another 1,549 cases of COVID19 cases on Monday, just shy of the previous day's record total of 1,584.That's out of 19,472 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate ...

Nov 23, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw to share latest update as Alberta prepares new COVID-19 measures

On the heels of the province setting daily case records each of the past four days, Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to deliver her latest update on the COVID-19 situation this afterno...

Andrew Snook Nov 23, 2020

Alberta Liberal Party leader stepping down to accept new job in law

CALGARY - The Alberta Liberal Party says its leader, David Khan, is stepping down.A news release from the party on Sunday evening says Khan is accepting a new job in law.It says the party's board of d...

Nov 23, 2020

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson announces he's not running for re-election next fall

EDMONTON - The mayor of Edmonton says he won't seek re-election next fall.Don Iveson, who first became mayor in 2013, says that he had only ever hoped to serve two terms as leader of the Alberta capit...

Nov 23, 2020

Wetaskiwin search warrant results in significant seizure of drugs, numerous charges laid

The sharing of intelligence between neighbouring RCMP detachments in central Alberta has resulted in the seizure of a gun, ammunition, illegal drugs and nearly two dozen charges against a Wetaskiwin m...

Nov 23, 2020

UFCW Local 401 pens letter to Kenney calling for mask policy

CALGARY, AB- The union that represents tens of thousands of food service and grocery employees have penned a letter to premier Jason Kenney and major grocery store chains calling for a mandatory mask ...

Nov 22, 2020

Premier in no-win situation with pandemic says political scientist

MEDICINE HAT, AB - With growing calls for more strident public health restrictions washing up against the hard rocks of trying to keep the provincial economy running, a city political scientist says i...

Nov 22, 2020

Edmonton man busted for illegal cigarettes

An Edmonton man has been charged after more than one-million contraband cigarettes were recently seized in the city.The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Corporation says the contraband found at a s...

Nov 20, 2020