Alberta

Alberta sees slight drop in active COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

There has been a slight drop in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta. The province is reporting 1,397 active cases as of Tuesday, a decrease of 33. The number of recoveries in the province h...

Jul 28, 2020

Search for man who fell into river in Banff National Park scaled down

LAKE LOUISE - Officials say they are scaling back the search for a 23-year-old man from India who is presumed dead after falling into the North Saskatchewan River in Banff National Park.Dwight Bourdin...

Jul 28, 2020

Province announces stimulus program for municipalities

EDMONTON - The provincial government has earmarked more than $1.1 billion for Alberta municipalities to help revitalize their economies and create jobs.Premier Jason Kenney said the money will "build ...

Jul 28, 2020

Banff, Lethbridge approve mandatory mask-wearing measures

Town council in Banff has passed a bylaw requiring people to wear face masks in all indoor public spaces, on public transit and outdoors along a two-block stretch of the mountain resort's main street....

Jul 28, 2020

Report states Bighorn Backcountry overused, abused

EDMONTON - A vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory comm...

Jul 28, 2020

“The curve is no longer flat,” Dr. Hinshaw says of COVID-19 in Alberta

"The curve is no longer flat in Alberta," says the province's chief medical officer of health when it comes to COVID-19."We continue to identify high numbers of cases across the province," Dr. Deena H...

Jul 27, 2020

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