Alberta

Province to give out another 20 million free masks

Alberta Health is distributing another 20 million non-medical masks through fast food chains A&W, McDonald's and Tim Horton's.The free masks, which come in packs of four, will be given out startin...

Jul 05, 2020

Three dead after float plane crashes near Edmonton airport: Mounties

LEDUC COUNTY, Alta. - RCMP say three people have died in a plane crash south of Edmonton. Mounties say they were alerted Friday morning that a float plane went down in a field in Leduc ...

Jul 03, 2020

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 3

Alberta has reported another 57 cases of COVID-19 while the number of active cases in the province has risen by 30 to 572. Friday's updated numbers from the province show 7,532 people in Alberta have ...

Jul 03, 2020

Three dead in plane crash near Leduc

Three people have died following a plane crash Monday morning near Leduc. It was at about 11:00 a.m. when Leduc RCMP were alerted to a float plane crash onto a field near Range Road 232 and Highway 62...

Jul 03, 2020

Biden could be swayed to supporting Keystone XL: Kenney

OYEN, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes United States presidential hopeful Joe Biden can be swayed to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline. The presumptive Democratic...

Jul 03, 2020

Alberta health minister orders review into racism after noose found in hospital

EDMONTON - Alberta's minister of health has ordered an independent third-party investigation into how the province's health authority responded to a racist act. Tyler Shandro says in a statement that ...

Jul 03, 2020

Province announces Highway 3 twinning between Taber and Burdett

TABER- The provincial government made a significant announcement in Taber Thursday morning.A 46-kilometre stretch of Highway 3 will be twinned between Taber and Burdett.Construction is slated to begin...

Jul 03, 2020

Brazilian cowboy to finish trek from Alaska to Calgary with Stampede honour

CALGARY - Brazilian long rider Filipe Masetti Leite is almost at the finish line. The 33-year-old is scheduled to complete a 3,400-kilometre journey on horseback from Alaska to Calgary today, the same...

Jul 03, 2020

Alberta records 94 new COVID-19 cases over past two days

7,505 Albertans have now recovered from COVID-19 according to the province's chief medical officer of health. There are currently 542 active cases in the province as of Thursday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw say...

Jul 02, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 2

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 02, 2020