Alberta

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...

Andrew Snook Nov 12, 2020

Alberta surpasses 8,000 active cases of COVID-19

Alberta added another 713 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday to bring the overall total to 34,873.The number of tests completed over the past 24 hours, along with the number of people tested, remains unavai...

Nov 10, 2020

Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases

CALGARY - Two Alberta landowners have filed what a lawyer says could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments."It's a pretty clear contract," said ...

Nov 10, 2020

Dynamite tips for handling explosives safely

EDMONTON - Every year, Albertans report finding dynamite or detonators stored, or in some cases forgotten, on their properties. Alberta RCMP is encouraging Albertans to continue to report these explos...

Nov 10, 2020

Edmonton couple charged for allegedly trafficking women, minors for sex

An Edmonton couple face a number of charges after allegedly procuring women and minors for sex.Police say Anita Pickering, who is 55, and 51-year-old Ross Pickering were arrested on November 3.Charges...

Nov 10, 2020

Province offers grants to faith-based and cultural groups to recoup COVID costs

The provincial government is looking to support groups playing social, cultural, and spiritual roles in their communities.$1-million is being offered through the new Faith-based and Cultural Facility ...

Nov 10, 2020

'Circuit breaker': Alberta considering options as COVID-19 cases continue to surge

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is considering a short, but sharp economic lockdown that would act as a "circuit breaker'' to help reverse a recent spike in COVI...

Nov 10, 2020

Experienced RCMP members now eligible for veterans’ licence plates in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB - The province has answered a call from the Royal Canadian Legion.Following the fatal shooting of three RCMP officers in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2014, the legion updated its definition ...

Nov 10, 2020

Province wants your say on federal 'assault-style' firearms ban

EDMONTON, AB - The Canadian government banned 1,500 types of "assault-style" firearms earlier this year, but the Alberta Government wants your feedback on firearms legislation.The Alberta Firearms Adv...

Nov 10, 2020

Alberta's GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in 2019

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta's economy was struggling to grow.A new report from Stats Canada, real gross domestic product (GDP) nation-wide rose 1.9 per cent in 2019 with every provinc...

Nov 09, 2020