Alberta

Public opinion sought on changes to policing in Alberta

The province wants to hear what the public thinks about the future of policing in Alberta.An online survey is open until Jan. 4, 2021.The role of police in the community, processes for handling compla...

Dec 3, 2020

Protect your parcels this holiday season: RCMP

With more and more people shopping online during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more people sending and receiving holiday gifts through the mail, Alberta RCMP want everyone to have a happy holiday and rec...

Dec 3, 2020

"Beam me app": Star Trek's Capt. Kirk urges Alberta to adopt federal COVID tracer

EDMONTON - Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, in violation of Starfleet's Prime Directive, is questioning the intelligence of Alberta-based life forms over their COVID-19 contact tracing ...

Dec 2, 2020

Alberta creates COVID-19 vaccine task force

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced a task force on Wednesday to execute Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine distribution.It will be led by Paul Wynnyk, deputy minister of municipal affairs, and will be a "...

Dec 2, 2020

Three organizers of Calgary anti-mask rally get tickets, three more face charges

CALGARY - Police in Calgary have ticketed three organizers of an anti-mask rally held over the weekend.The province has banned outdoor gatherings of more than 10 people in order to slow the spread of ...

Dec 2, 2020

Ford and Dodge trucks the most stolen vehicles in Alberta in 2020

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released its list of the top 10 stolen vehicles in 2020.The IBC cites electronic theft from peoples' driveways, high-end vehicles being stolen for shipment ove...

Dec 2, 2020

Kenney expected to share Alberta's vaccine plan at today's COVID-19 update

Premier Jason Kenney will be joining Dr. Deena Hinshaw for today's update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. It's expected that the premier will be sharing details of Alberta's plan for procuring a...

Dec 2, 2020

NDP says leaked projections show troubling COVID-19 curve for Alberta

EDMONTON - New projections from Alberta Health officials paint a troubling picture if the province doesn't reduce the spread of COVID-19.As of Tuesday's update from the province there are 97 people in...

Dec 2, 2020

Alberta RCMP launches Instagram account to showcase positive stories

EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP says it has launched a new Instagram account (@RCMPAlbertaGRC ) to connect with Albertans in a new capacity.Through branching out on another platform, Mounties say they want to...

Dec 1, 2020

Judge tosses application to pause Alberta inquiry into funding of oil and gas foes

CALGARY - An environmental law group has lost its bid to pause Alberta's inquiry into where critics of its oil and gas industry get their funding.Ecojustice sought an injunction in the summer to suspe...

Nov 30, 2020