Alberta

Auditor says Alberta's disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape

EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province does a poor job of anticipating and preparing for disasters.In a report released this morning, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent ...

Sep 29, 2020

Lethbridge residents protest against unsanctioned drug injection site

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I seriously think that we are on a very destructive path. This has got no great place to go other than more bad. I mean, how many more kids do we have to have needle pricks and have ...

Sep 29, 2020

‘Worst of the worse cases:’ Alberta horse owners on alert for outbreak of fever

CALGARY, AB. -- Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever,...

Sep 29, 2020

Alberta Indigenous communities receive $11.8 million in COVID-19 funding

OTTAWA, ONT. -- The Federal Government has taken action at all levels to protect the most vulnerable and support those who need it most. On Monday), the Honourable Jim Carr, on behalf of Marc Miller, ...

Sep 29, 2020

More than 1,000,000 Albertans tested for COVID-19

Roughly one-quarter of Albertans have now been tested for COVID-19.Tyler Shandro, the province's health minister, shared Monday that more than one million people in the province have been tested for t...

Sep 28, 2020

Alberta COVID-19 update for Sept. 28

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will at home when she gives her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw shared on Twitter that she developed a sore throat ...

Sep 28, 2020

Agriculture industry setting records this year in Alberta

Alberta is expected to see record highs in the agriculture industry this year.Crop yields are estimated to be more than seven per cent above what is normal. Livestock market sales are estimated to hit...

Sep 28, 2020

Report: Alberta auto insurance rates up 24% since beginning of 2019

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from LowestRates.ca shows that the cost of car insurance continues to "skyrocket" in the province.Between the first quarter of 2019 to Q2 2020, they report that the avera...

Sep 28, 2020

Alberta announces funding for COVID-related research

Seven researchers in Alberta will split $2.1 million as the province ramps up efforts to fight COVID-19.The researchers at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta were chosen by a pane...

Sep 28, 2020

MISSING: Ryan Mcleod, 31, from Leduc

RCMP in Leduc continue to search for a local man who was last seen more than two weeks ago.Ryan Mcleod, 31, was last known to be in Leduc on September 10, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Police are concern...

Sep 28, 2020