Alberta

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 11

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...

Sep 11, 2020

Are you missing $900,000? Alberta's Unclaimed Property Registry might have it

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's the highest amount of money the registry has ever held for an individual Albertan.The Unclaimed Property Registry, also known as the "shelter for abandoned money," is looking for...

Sep 11, 2020

Government says COVID-19 scheduled surgery backlog cut by 88 per cent

Officials with the provincial government say Albertans will have the best access to scheduled surgery in Canada by 2023 in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.On Sept. 11, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro ...

Sep 11, 2020

Alberta hiring staff for feasibility study of replacing RCMP with new force

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP.Online job postings show the provinc...

Sep 11, 2020

Albertans can now get COVID-19 test results through text message

CALGARY - Albertans can now receive their COVID-19 test results through an SMS text message or an automated phone call. Alberta Health Services says anyone who does not consent to receiving results vi...

Sep 10, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks at three Alberta schools, Red Deer sheds active case

Alberta has confirmed 24 cases of COVID-19 present at 21 schools while infectious and the province now has confirmed outbreaks at three schools - two in Calgary and one in Lethbridge."I want to stress...

Sep 10, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 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...

Sep 10, 2020

Activist voices opposition of health care service privatization in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An Alberta activist is voicing concerns with changes to Alberta's health care system.Sandra Azocar, the executive director of Friends of Medicare, presented to the Southern Alberta Co...

Sep 10, 2020

Full parole revoked for Lethbridge woman convicted of killing her mother

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman will return to custody after having her full parole status stripped away.In 2016, then-29-year-old Jessica Lee Ann Praill was found guilty of manslaughter in connec...

Sep 10, 2020

Alberta Health Services declares COVID-19 outbreaks at two southern Alberta schools

Two COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at high schools in southern Alberta.A letter sent to parents of students at Henry Wise Wood High School from Alberta Health Services says two or more cases ha...

Sep 10, 2020