Alberta

26 Albertans charged after province-wide child pornography investigation

Twenty-six suspects from across Alberta face a total of 63 charges related to online child sexual exploitation.The ALERT Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) says the arrests were made between June 20 an...

Sep 30, 2020

UCP MLA suggests CERB funds used for Cheezies, cartoons and illegal drugs

Alberta's NDP is calling for a United Conservative MLA to apologize for saying people collecting the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit are using the cash to buy drugs, eat cheesies and watch cartoon...

Sep 30, 2020

Mediation process recessed until January for proposed RV resort at Buffalo Lake

A mediation process to help resolve a dispute surrounding a proposed RV resort along the south shore of Buffalo Lake northwest of Stettler has been recessed until January.On Sept. 25, the County of St...

Sep 29, 2020

Agriculture investment aimed at supporting economic innovation and jobs

The Alberta government has announced further supports for the province's agriculture sector aimed at building value-added capacity and bolstering economic activity.The plan is said to aggressively pur...

Sep 29, 2020

Indigenous voices in Red Deer remain concerned over controversial curriculum panel member

As school divisions across Canada mark Orange Shirt Day on Wednesday, Indigenous voices continue to call for the removal of a controversial appointee to the provincial government's social studies curr...

Sep 29, 2020

Auditor says Alberta's disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape

EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province does a poor job of anticipating and preparing for disasters.In a report released this morning, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent ...

Sep 29, 2020

Lethbridge residents protest against unsanctioned drug injection site

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I seriously think that we are on a very destructive path. This has got no great place to go other than more bad. I mean, how many more kids do we have to have needle pricks and have ...

Sep 29, 2020

‘Worst of the worse cases:’ Alberta horse owners on alert for outbreak of fever

CALGARY, AB. -- Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever,...

Sep 29, 2020

Alberta Indigenous communities receive $11.8 million in COVID-19 funding

OTTAWA, ONT. -- The Federal Government has taken action at all levels to protect the most vulnerable and support those who need it most. On Monday), the Honourable Jim Carr, on behalf of Marc Miller, ...

Sep 29, 2020

More than 1,000,000 Albertans tested for COVID-19

Roughly one-quarter of Albertans have now been tested for COVID-19.Tyler Shandro, the province's health minister, shared Monday that more than one million people in the province have been tested for t...

Sep 28, 2020