Category Archives: Alberta
Provincial court entering final resumption stage
EDMONTON - Provincial Court Chief Judge Redman has announced that the Provincial Court of Alberta will enter its Final Resumption Stage on September 8 when most of the circuit courthouses will start r...
Sep 02, 2020
Alberta announces allocation for $262M in federal COVID-19 school funding
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says federal funding to support school re-entry will flow to local school authorities as soon as possible. Last week the federal government announced Alberta would ...
Sep 02, 2020
WATCH: Province gives update on school re-entry
Coming up at 11 a.m. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on school re-entry and federal education funding for COVID-19. You...
Sep 02, 2020
Program offering cash rebates to scrap heavy polluting vehicles comes to Alberta
The SCRAP-IT program, which has removed nearly 50,000 older model polluting vehicles from the roads in British Columbia, and is aiming to do the same in Alberta.SCRAP-IT Alberta offers a $300 cash reb...
Sep 01, 2020
Premier declares Sept. 1 as Alberta Day
On the 115th anniversary of Alberta officially becoming a province, Premier Jason Kenney is declaring Sept. 1 to be Alberta Day.In a statement today, Kenney says the day "to celebrate our great provin...
Sep 01, 2020
COVID-19 in schools inevitable, cost to reduce class sizes unrealistic: Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's accepted all along that COVID-19 infections in schools are inevitable and that's no reason to keep classrooms shuttered.His remarks come after a school in Okotok...
Sep 01, 2020
Lethbridge residents hold "die-in" protest following SCS closure
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over 100 people gathered outside of Lethbridge City Hall to call for the Government of Alberta to reinstate funding to ARCHES.Named a "die-in" event, the protest saw several people gi...
Sep 01, 2020
Hinshaw clarifies order, says classroom distancing measures haven't changed
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is pushing back against claims she and the provincial government have reversed their stance on social distancing measures in schools just as in-person classes resume for the first ti...
Aug 31, 2020
Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 31
Alberta recorded 426 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 72 hours to bring the province's total to 13,902.That includes 184 new cases recorded on Saturday which marks one of the largest single day inc...
Aug 31, 2020
Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update, clarify school physical distancing order
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will be under the microscope when she gives her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference...
Aug 31, 2020