Alberta

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 27

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...

Jul 27, 2020

Evansburg RCMP encourage planning before tubing on Pembina River

With the arrival of fantastic weather and the upcoming August long weekend, Evansburg RCMP are issuing a public safety warning about tubing on the Pembina River. DISEMBARK AT THE PROVINCIAL PARK!This ...

Jul 27, 2020

AUMA takes issue with province’s new local election laws

CALGARY - The head of the provincial body representing Alberta's cities is saying the province didn't listen to concerns of municipalities in drawing up new laws governing local elections.The Alberta ...

Jul 27, 2020

Leduc woman wins quarter million dollars

When Leduc's Kayla Dahlgren won a quarter-million dollars, she quite literally couldn't believe her eyes. "I kept blinking because I thought my eyes were blurry and I wasn't reading it right," she lau...

Jul 27, 2020

Province investing $10 million to build two new addiction recovery centres in southern Alberta

STAND OFF, AB - Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday morning that the province will invest $10 million to build two new addiction recovery communities in southern Alberta.An addiction recovery comm...

Jul 26, 2020

NHL players take assortment of creature comforts with them to hub cities

Coffee, pillows, musical instruments, golf clubs, family photos and a lot of video game gear accompany NHL players as they head into relative isolation. The 24 teams playing for th...

Jul 26, 2020

Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein loses by decision in Bellator debut

UNCASAVILLE, Conn. - Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein, back fighting after a two-year break, lost his Bellator debut by decision to Jason (The Ass-Kicking Machine) Jackson on Friday ...

Jul 25, 2020

Calgary's Turk the turkey presumed dead in apparent coyote attack

CALGARY - A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died. Avery Maxwell, one of the moderators for a Facebook paged called Loyal Followers of the Ramsay Turkey, says in a post to the group's 6,500 f...

Jul 24, 2020

Two charged in Maskwacis homicide

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has arrested and charged two males in connection with the July 21 death of a 38-year-old man on the Samson Cree Nation.At 5:12 p.m. on July 21, Maskwacis RCMP were called to...

Jul 24, 2020

Town of Whitecourt forecasting budget deficit from COVID-19

An update on the financial impact of COVID-19 on the Town of Whitecourt' pocketbook was presented to council this week, and it forecasts a net financial deficit of $405,165 to the end of 2020. Accordi...

Jul 24, 2020