Category Archives: Alberta
Province keeps cutting red tape in its sights
The Alberta government is proposing 12 changes across eight ministries that it says will save money and time for job creators.Bill 48, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (No. 2) is aimed ...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...
Nov 16, 2020
Sundre teacher with terminal cancer honoured for excellence in teaching physics
A teacher from Chinook's Edge School Division diagnosed with terminal cancer has been given the highest honour attainable for a high school physics teacher in Canada. Ryan Beck, a chemistry, astronomy...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta's energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge's Line 5
Alberta's Energy Minister says an attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline will likely be "headed to a long, protracted process in the American court system."Sonya Savage...
Nov 16, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases grow by 515 with 991 more reported Sunday
Alberta is reporting another 991 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.This after the province recorded a record one-day high of 1,026 cases yesterday.The number of active cases in the province rose by 515 ...
Nov 15, 2020
Man passes away after parked car hit by semi on side of QEII
Update - Friday, Nov. 20 An Alberta RCMP spokesperson confirmed to rdnewsNOW on Friday that the man injured in a crash near Wetaskiwin last Saturday night has since passed away. The man, whose age was...
Nov 15, 2020
Alberta adds record 1,026 new COVID-19 cases Saturday
Alberta has recorded more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day for the first time. Numbers posted to the Alberta Health website Saturday afternoon show the province added 1,026 new cases o...
Nov 14, 2020
Alberta Parks warns of avalanche risk in Cypress Hills
Alberta Parks is warning of the potential for avalanches in the Cypress Hills."A large snowfall combined with strong winds has increased the risk of avalanches near roads, steep side hills in creeks, ...
Nov 14, 2020
Alberta announces new, temporary measures to contain COVID-19 surge
Premier Jason Kenney says it's almost certain that Alberta has not yet seen the peak of the current increase of COVID-19 cases."Our rising community spread is putting our health-care system under real...
Nov 12, 2020
Alberta expected to announce stricter COVID-19 measures
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be joining Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw for today's update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. This comes amid multiple reports that the p...
Nov 12, 2020