Alberta

Alberta to lead new COVID-19 pilot program for international travellers

CALGARY, AB - The province is taking part in a pilot program for safe travel amid the pandemic.The Alberta and federal governments will test an alternative to the current COVID-19 14-day quarantine re...

Oct 22, 2020

Alberta premier tests negative for COVID-19 but will isolate for a week

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue to isolate at home after one of his cabinet ministers tested positive.Kenney says in a statement he is feelin...

Oct 22, 2020

Central Alberta couple busted for drug trafficking

On Sept. 30, the RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) entered into an investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs in the town of Linden. As a result, 38-year-old Mandy...

Oct 22, 2020

Premier self-isolating after minister's positive COVID-19 test

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is isolating at home after one of his cabinet ministers tested positive for COVID-19.A spokesman for Kenney said the premier went into self-isolation Wednesday ...

Oct 21, 2020

Alberta expanding power, status for First Nations police

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced proposed changes to the province's Police Act which would expand the powers of First Nations police forces.The changes are part of a number of proposed...

Oct 21, 2020

Advisers suggest Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4

EDMONTON - A leaked draft of proposed Alberta curriculum changes suggests the legacy of residential schools is too upsetting to be taught to young children, but the chairman of the Truth and Reconcili...

Oct 21, 2020

Most Alberta teachers feeling stress and anxiety, struggling to maintain health guidelines

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Being a teacher is never easy, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, many seem to be struggling just to make it by.A new survey from the Alberta Teachers' Association shows that 95...

Oct 21, 2020

Suspect in Bluffton gas station shooting arrested

The suspect wanted for a shooting last week at gas station in Bluffton has been arrested.Police were called at about 6:20 a.m. on Oct. 16 to the Bluffton City General Store, located in the hamlet abou...

Oct 21, 2020

Alberta government indicates to AUPE “up to 930” job cuts

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has confirmed that hundreds of positions within the provincial government will be abolished or otherwise impacted.A letter from the Public Service Commission t...

Oct 21, 2020

Alberta pauses asymptomatic testing for COVID-19

Saying that test results are not getting back to Albertans quick enough, the province's top doctor has announced a "significant" change to testing that she called a critical step to improving COVID-19...

Oct 20, 2020