Alberta

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

Notley questions Alberta's parks plan

EDMONTON- Alberta's Opposition leader is calling out the province's environment minister for hypocrisy because of his refusal to consult the public over sweeping plans to shrink the province's parks s...

Jul 24, 2020

Edmonton makes masks mandatory on public transit, at city facilities

EDMONTON- The City will require people to wear masks on public transit and at all city facilities starting August 1.Edmonton is the latest municipality to mandate masks to slow the spread of COVID-19....

Jul 24, 2020

Irresponsible human behaviour leads to young bear being euthanized in Waterton

WATERTON- Officials at Parks Canada are urging people to clean up after themselves and put their waste into garbage bins.On Friday, July 10, they received reports that a food-conditioned black bear bi...

Jul 24, 2020

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 23

Alberta is reporting 114 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. That brings the province's total number of cases to 9,975. The number of active cases in the province rose by 42 to 1,293.Another 70 Alberta...

Jul 23, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 23

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 23, 2020

Alberta, Ottawa agree on one-year child care deal with some COVID money

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Albert...

Jul 23, 2020

Lake Louise ski resort loses appeal of $2M fine for cutting endangered trees

CALGARY - An Alberta judge has upheld a $2.1 million fine against a world-renowned ski resort for cutting down endangered trees nearly seven years ago.Lake Louise Ski Resort pleaded guilty in 2017 to ...

Jul 23, 2020

Two people killed in vehicle vs moose collision

CONKLIN- On July 23 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision involving a moose on Highway 881, approximately 20 kilometres north of Conklin. The driver an...

Jul 23, 2020

Mayor Nenshi worried about school reopenings

CALGARY- Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the Alberta government's plan to reopen schools in September isn't good enough and the city could step in if it isn't improved.Nenshi says he's nervous about schools ...

Jul 23, 2020