Alberta

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 17

Alberta is reporting 359 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 72 hours, bringing the province's total to 12,412.There were 177 reported cases on Friday (Aug. 14), 86 on Saturday and another 96 on Sunda...

Aug 17, 2020

MISSING: Amelia Firth, 21, of O'Chiese First Nation

UPDATE [AUG. 31] - Amelia Firth has been located and there are no further concerns for her well-being. Maskwacis RCMP thank the the public for their assistance.

Aug 17, 2020

Man pleads guilty for death of Thorsby gas station owner

A man who was charged after an Alberta gas station owner was killed in a gas-and-dash apologized to the victim's distraught family after pleading guilty to manslaughter.Ki Yun Jo, 54, was killed on Oc...

Aug 17, 2020

Alberta-owned thoroughbred extends world record winning streak

An Alberta-owned horse extended it's world record winning streak for thoroughbreds on Saturday. Free Thought, who was bred in California and is owned by Sexsmith's Chuck Stojan, won the Evergreen Park...

Aug 16, 2020

Three per cent of Central region crops in the bin

The latest Alberta Crop Report for August 11 (released August 14), notes a wide variety of weather affected crops across the province this past week.Warmer temperatures and temps closer to normal were...

Aug 15, 2020

Winning ticket for Oilers 50/50 delayed another week as team processes refunds

EDMONTON - Officials with the Edmonton Oilers say it could be another week before they draw a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle.The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $15 mill...

Aug 14, 2020

Alberta moves past 12,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19

Alberta is now reporting 1,036 active cases of COVID-19, the same as a day ago. The province confirmed 84 new cases, putting the total number of cases to date over 12,000.Of those, 10,796 people have ...

Aug 14, 2020

Alberta relaunching funding program for community projects

The provincial government is reopening the Community Initiatives Program Project-Based grant stream aimed at supporting economic recovery and build social connections.Alberta's non-profit and communit...

Aug 13, 2020

Drowning victims identified as husband, wife and nephew from Edmonton

Three people from the same family who drowned at a west-central Alberta waterfall have been identified as a husband, his wife and their nephew.Edmonton residents Doctor Partab Oad, his wife Venjhar Oa...

Aug 13, 2020

Alberta updating mule deer management regulations

The provincial government says a new advisory committee will modernize Alberta's mule deer management plan to reflect current issues facing mule deer populations across the province.In a release, the ...

Aug 13, 2020