Alberta

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 10

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 10, 2020

Activist voices opposition of health care service privatization in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An Alberta activist is voicing concerns with changes to Alberta's health care system.Sandra Azocar, the executive director of Friends of Medicare, presented to the Southern Alberta Co...

Sep 10, 2020

Full parole revoked for Lethbridge woman convicted of killing her mother

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman will return to custody after having her full parole status stripped away.In 2016, then-29-year-old Jessica Lee Ann Praill was found guilty of manslaughter in connec...

Sep 10, 2020

Alberta Health Services declares COVID-19 outbreaks at two southern Alberta schools

Two COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at high schools in southern Alberta.A letter sent to parents of students at Henry Wise Wood High School from Alberta Health Services says two or more cases ha...

Sep 10, 2020

Wild weather hikes Alberta insured damages above national average at nearly $2B

EDMONTON - A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 10...

Sep 10, 2020

Two Alberta Mounties face manslaughter charges in shooting death of man in car

EDMONTON - Two RCMP officers who were charged in the shooting death of a 31-year old man in northern Alberta two years ago are now facing manslaughter charges. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Br...

Sep 10, 2020

Alberta launchs map showing schools with COVID-19

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says that while there is information circulating that identifies more schools with cases of COVID-19, the province's threshold records only those who attended...

Sep 09, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 9

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 09, 2020

Kenney says Alberta won't 'micromanage' businesses as COVID-19 infections climb

ENOCH, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a recent rise in active COVID-19 cases in the province is concerning but government micromanaging isn't the answer to curbing the spread.Kenney says Al...

Sep 09, 2020

Six First Nations in Alberta acquire equity stake in $1.5-billion power plant project

CALGARY - The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) has announced its first commitment to provide a loan guarantee to a consortium of six Alberta First Nations to enable their participat...

Sep 09, 2020