Alberta

Alberta's legislature set to return Oct. 20

EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature will resume sitting next month, a week earlier than planned.A news release late Monday says Government House Leader Jason Nixon has indicated he will advise the Speake...

Sep 22, 2020

Licensed child care programs in Alberta to receive $87 million in federal and provincial funding

EDMONTON, AB - Child care in Alberta is getting another boost from the federal and provincial governments.It was announced Tuesday morning (Sept. 22) that the Government of Alberta will receive $72 mi...

Sep 22, 2020

Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Site busier following closure of SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lot has changed in downtown Lethbridge recently as the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) opened just over a month ago and it has been just over three weeks since the Supervised Consump...

Sep 22, 2020

Raymond man gets five-year sentence for historical sexual assaults against his cousins

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Raymond has been sentenced for a series of sexual assaults against his two younger cousins from over 30 years ago.To begin the proceedings in Lethbridge Court of Queen's Be...

Sep 21, 2020

Brooks death prompts warning not to spread misinformation on social media

BROOKS, AB- The death of an elderly man due to natural causes Saturday has prompted the Brooks RCMP and the City to advise residents not to spread misinformation on social media. According to the Broo...

Sep 21, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 21

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...

Sep 21, 2020

Drowned man’s body recovered near Abraham Lake

The body of a man who fell into the North Saskatchewan River in Banff National Park earlier this summer has been recovered. Police say the man's body was recovered by Rocky Mountain House RCMP and Alb...

Sep 21, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre, U of A residence in Edmonton

CALGARY, AB - Visitation to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary is being limited as staff and patients deal with an outbreak of COVID-19.Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 10 patients and ...

Sep 21, 2020

Easier COVID-19 testing process available to children in B.C.

KAMLOOPS - There is a new COVID-19 test available for school-aged children and it's as simple as gargling.The saline gargle test was announced Thursday (Sept. 17) by B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer D...

Sep 20, 2020

Artificial intelligence research in Alberta gets funding boost

The Alberta government is putting up $9 million to support artificial intelligence and machine learning in the province.Receiving the money is the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The fu...

Sep 19, 2020