Alberta

Government looks to strengthen rights of patients

Proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act will strengthen patient rights and ensure those rights are respected while patients receive needed care.Bill 17, the Mental Health Amendment Act, proposes ...

Jun 05, 2020

Alberta confirms seven new COVID-19 cases

It's the lowest single-day increase since the early onset of the pandemic.Out of 6,624 new test results, Alberta confirmed just seven new cases of COVID-19 on Friday for a total of 7,098."Today's numb...

Jun 05, 2020

Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for June 5

Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:3...

Jun 05, 2020

Education Minister blasts school districts for not inviting MLAs to grad events

Alberta's Education Minister is being accused of bullying after criticizing school districts for not inviting MLAs to graduation events. "It has come to my attention that some school divisions have no...

Jun 05, 2020

Alberta announces plan for supporting small business during relaunch

The Alberta government is lending a hand to small and medium-sized businesses struggling to stay afloat or reopen.Premier Jason Kenney announced the province will offer one-time relaunch payments of u...

Jun 05, 2020

Anti-racism protest in Lethbridge draws in huge crowd

LETHBRIDGE- Thursday afternoon there were over 900 protesters that gathered in front of Lethbridge City Hall.The peaceful protest grew rapidly with people in a matter of minutes spanning around the bu...

Jun 05, 2020

Actor-comedian Andrew Phung takes exception to Brett Wilson tweet

CALGARY- Actor and comedian Andrew Phung is calling on non-profit agencies to cut ties with W. Brett Wilson after the businessman and philanthropist accused Mayor Naheed Nenshi of playing the race car...

Jun 05, 2020

Second-degree murder charge laid in Calgary chef's death

CALGARY- Police have charged a 26-year-old Calgary man in the death of a longtime chef during an attempted break-and-enter three months ago.Anthony Archie Michel Christian is accused of second-degree ...

Jun 05, 2020

Nature Conservancy calling for greater protection for Alberta's 54 endemic species

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada is home to 308 species of plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world, around one-sixth of which live in Alberta.These are known as endemic species and b...

Jun 04, 2020

Alberta with 334 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta is reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases and one new death.That brings the province's total number of cases to 7,091 and deaths to 146.There have been 6,611 cases that have recovered as of Thursday....

Jun 04, 2020