Alberta

Notley: UCP health plans are cruel, irresponsible, stupid

NDP Leader Rachel Notley is blunt in her assessment of the health-care plan introduced by Health Minister Tyler Shandro on Tuesday morning. "These plans are cruel, they are irresponsible and they are ...

Andrew Snook Oct 13, 2020

Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November

Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some school boards in the province have moved to a quarterly approach to the 202...

Oct 13, 2020

WATCH: Health minister to detail 11,000 job cuts at Alberta Health Services

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is making major changes to Alberta Health Services.It was announced Tuesday morning that about 11,000 jobs will be cut at AHS. There will be no job losses for ...

Oct 13, 2020

Late Humboldt Broncos head coach, Darcy Haugan, honoured with statue in Peace River

For those who live in the Peace River area, the name Darcy Haugan is very well known.Haugan was born and raised in Peace River and was a main reason the North Peace Navigators became a franchise in th...

Oct 11, 2020

Alberta conducts record high number of tests as active cases rise

Active case numbers of COVID-19 in Alberta continued their rise on Friday.The province is reporting 277 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with active cases rising by 128 to 2,225. The bulk of new activ...

Oct 9, 2020

Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle

The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding is g...

Oct 8, 2020

Spruce Grove grain elevator designated Provincial Historic Resource

The grain elevator in Spruce Grove, Alberta is the latest property to be designated a Provincial Historic Resource.The wooden Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator, an important part of the Spruce Grove s...

Oct 8, 2020

AHS launches free online mental health network

Albertans who are struggling with their mental health are encouraged to sign up for a new free mental health network.Alberta Health Services is partnering with Togetherall, an online network that offe...

Josh Hall Oct 8, 2020

Alberta economy will need years to recover: ATB Financial

ATB Financial's newest Alberta Economic Outlook shows the province's real GDP will grow by approximately 3.3 per cent in 2021 but it will take some time before the economy catches up to where it was b...

Oct 8, 2020

Taber suspects charged with firearms trafficking and other stolen property crimes

TABER, AB - ALERT investigators recovered more than $200,000 worth of stolen property and recovered 63 firearms in Taber last month."ALERT was successful in disrupting a group of individuals who were ...

Oct 7, 2020