Alberta

Alberta NDP label referendum bill a covert Jason Kenney power grab

EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP Opposition says a new government bill that calls for broadening the use of referendums is an anti-democratic power grab by Premier Jason Kenney that would allow him to game pu...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta government quietly halts closure of 17 provincial parks due to COVID-19

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has quietly halted the closure of 17 provincial parks and recreation sites this year because of COVID-19.The province had initially planned to fully or partially clos...

Jun 23, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta down by 10

There's been a slight drop in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. The province is reporting 532 active cases as of Tuesday, a decrease of 10 from Monday's report. Overall, there are 45 ...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta investing in targeted serology testing to track COVID-19 spread

Alberta is investing $10 million into targeted serology testing in a bid to help track the spread of COVID-19 across the province.Serology testing is used to detect the presence of antibodies in a per...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 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...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta reinstating environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15

EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta physicians calling for changes to proposed smoking and vaping legislation

An ad hoc group of Alberta physicians is calling on the province to make changes to its proposed bill aimed at curbing the rise in youth vaping.The group has written Premier Jason Kenney requesting am...

Jun 23, 2020

Kenney says there will be thousands of jobs for Albertans on Keystone XL within weeks

Premier Jason Kenney says it's invigorating to see the province's investment in the Keystone XL pipeline pay off in the form of jobs for Albertans."Today's announcement that Nisku-based contractor Mic...

Jun 23, 2020

AHS issues second illegal drug warning after 16 deaths

EDMONTON- Alberta Health Services is issuing a second warning about the dangers of illegal drugs, particularly carfentanil.AHS states that in the last week of May and first week of June, there were 16...

Jun 23, 2020

Second suspect arrested in death of Calgary chef

CALGARY- Police have charged a second man in the death of a longtime Calgary chef during an attempted break-in three months ago.Investigators have said 56-year-old Christophe Herblin responded to an a...

Jun 23, 2020