Alberta

2020 Alberta 4-H Hall of Fame inductees announced

CALGARY - 4-H Alberta has announced that Andy Pittman and Stacy Price will be inducted into the 2020 Alberta 4-H Hall of Fame.The Alberta 4-H Hall of Fame honours Albertans who have made exceptional c...

Nov 17, 2020

Alberta RCMP honour Métis Week

EDMONTON - In recognition of Mtis Week, November 15 to 21, the Alberta RCMP is raising a Mtis flag at "K" Division Headquarters. The week is devoted to remembering the sacrifices of the Mtis who conti...

Nov 17, 2020

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...

Josh Hall 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