Alberta

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 11

Alberta announced 85 new cases on Tuesday and now has a total of 11,772 cases. Of those, 10,552 are recovered, an increase of 168 and 1,004 are active, a drop of 86.The province completed 7,057 COVID-...

Aug 11, 2020

Alberta RCMP rolls out new tool to report crime online

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial RCMP has launched a new tool to report crimes online.The new initiative will let Albertans report select property crimes online, with the RCMP saying this is to ensure re...

Aug 11, 2020

Alberta COVID-19 recoveries surpass 10,000

In its first update since Friday, Alberta has announced 257 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. The province now has a total of 11,687 cases.Of the province's new cases 108 were reported Friday, 1...

Aug 10, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for August 10

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...

Aug 10, 2020

Province announces ifunding for five First Nations colleges

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Alberta's five First Nations colleges will receive each $100,000 in one-time funding for COVID-19 supports, to make a total of $500,000.The provincial government says in a release that...

Aug 10, 2020

Oilers 50/50 tickets valid, refunds available through August 13

The Oilers Community Foundation has issued another update on how it is dealing with issues related to Friday's record-breaking 50/50 raffle which took place on the day of Game 4 between the Oilers and...

Aug 10, 2020

Masks will arrive ahead of first day of school: Minister LaGrange

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the UCP government knows exactly where it's getting 1.6 million reusable masks announced for Alberta's students in time for the start of classes in just a few ...

Aug 08, 2020

Integrity of Friday's Oilers 50/50 intact as ticket-buyers overcharged

The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation says unprecedented demand led to its servers being overwhelmed Friday with requests to purchase 50/50 tickets."At certain points, demand for tickets exceeded $...

Aug 08, 2020

Town of Whitecourt issues COVID-19 update

Officials with The Town of Whitecourt say they're continuing to monitor the COVID-19 health emergency across Alberta, and have adjusted operations accordingly through a phased in re-opening approach. ...

Aug 07, 2020

NDP unveils Alternative Relaunch Plan for Alberta Schools during Calgary town hall

Roughly 130 people turned out for a physically distanced town hall meeting in Calgary Thursday night to hear different perspectives on the government's return to school plan.The town hall, viewed by t...

Aug 07, 2020