Alberta

Recreation, arts and culture activities ramping up in Whitecourt

With the Government of Alberta's Stage 2 Relaunch underway, the Town of Whitecourt's Recreation, Arts & Culture team says it's been able to increase services and programming opportunities availabl...

Jul 22, 2020

Calgary makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces as of Aug. 1

CALGARY, AB - As of August 1, people in Calgary will have to wear masks in indoor public spaces and public vehicles.As a COVID-19 preventative measure, Calgary City Council passed the temporary Face C...

Jul 22, 2020

AMA calls for confidence vote on Tyler Shandro

EDMONTON-The Alberta Medical Association says it has taken the ``extraordinary step'' of calling for a confidence vote by doctors on Health Minister Tyler Shandro.It's the latest move in a bitter disp...

Jul 22, 2020

Onoway winner brings home $100,000 EXTRA

Like a lot of us might be, Onoway's Norman Boutin was surprised to discover he was $100,000 richer. "I was shocked for a couple of hours after finding out," he laughed. Boutin took home his windfall b...

Jul 21, 2020

Officials concerned as Alberta reports 141 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 141 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The province now has 9,728 total cases -- 1,193 active cases, an increase of 84 from Monday, and 8,363 recovered cases, an increase of 55.There ...

Jul 21, 2020

Alberta schools will return to 'near-normal operations' in September

EDMONTON - Alberta students will back in the classroom in a little over a month as schools return to near-normal operations for the 2020-21 school year."Come September, our school days will look mostl...

Jul 21, 2020

'Seatbelts would have changed everything,' says boyfriend of bus crash victim

EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing se...

Jul 21, 2020

Edmonton's CFL team will search for new name

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name. The CFL squad made the move Tuesday, following a similar decision by the NFL's Washington team as pressure mounts on teams to eliminate racist o...

Andrew Snook Jul 21, 2020

Alberta to announce school re-entry plan this afternoon

The provincial government is set to make a major announcement this afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will update Albertans on the school re-entry plan for the 202...

Jul 21, 2020

Calgary spitter charged

CALGARY- A 31-year-old man has been charged with three counts of assault after at least three people in Calgary were spat on by a person hurling racial slurs.Calgary police say the suspect was quickly...

Jul 21, 2020