Alberta

Blackfoot Confederacy calling on Premier Jason Kenney to fire his "racist" speechwriter

EDMONTON, AB- The Blackfoot confederacy is joining calls to fire a speechwriter for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.Paul Bunner is under fire in a response to a series of allegedly racist articles he wro...

Jul 02, 2020

Albertans raise about $7M for COVID-19 support efforts

The generosity of Albertans led to about $7 million being raised for designated COVID-19 fundraising campaigns this spring.Albertans donated $5 million to the eight charities between April 15 and May ...

Jul 02, 2020

Magic mushroom lab and website shut down in Forestburg

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says an "illicit drug trafficking website" has been shut down and an estimated $750,000 worth of drugs were seized off a property in Forestburg earlier this week follo...

Jul 02, 2020

Quiet Canada Day at the Alberta legislature

EDMONTON- A small but steady stream of families turned up at the Alberta legislature wearing red and white yesterday, despite the fact that Canada Day festivities were cancelled there because of COVID...

Jul 02, 2020

Charges laid in 2019 Edmonton murder

EDMONTON- Charges have been laid in a 35-year-old woman's death in Edmonton last year.Rebecca Hunter was found dead outside a home in the city's northwest on November 13.The cause of her death was blu...

Jul 02, 2020

Province invests $27.8 million investment to Lethbridge's Exhibition Park

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Jason Kenney's visit to Lethbridge on Tuesday brought good news for the city as the premier announced a major investment in the revitalization of Lethbridge's Exhibition Park. $27.8 mi...

Jul 01, 2020

AHS to re-check thousands of archived respiratory samples for possible COVID-19 infections

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is testing old swabs to try to find out whether people who thought they were sick with the flu in the winter could have actually had COVID-19.The health authority sa...

Jun 30, 2020

Alberta records 41 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta is reporting another 41 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday out of 7,198 test results. That brings the province's total number of cases to 8,108.Another 53 recoveries were reported as that total rose...

Jun 30, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 30

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...

Jun 30, 2020

Applications open for fund to help Indigenous community-owned businesses

Indigenous community-owned businesses can now apply for up to $500,000 in funding for ventures that demonstrate social and economic benefits for their communities.The closing date for applications for...

Jun 30, 2020