Alberta

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 7

Alberta has reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 8,436.There are 620 active cases in the province, an increase of 13 since Mond...

Jul 7, 2020

Alberta bill proposes major changes to union strike rules and funding

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing major changes to rules governing unions, including limits on where and how striking workers can picket.Labour Minister Jason Copping says a bill now befo...

Jul 7, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone XL pipeline project

BILLINGS, Mont. -- The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline on Monday by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for th...

Jul 7, 2020

Alberta Fish & Wildlife and Parkland RCMP patrol local waterways

STONY PLAIN - During the weekend of July 4 and 5, Parkland RCMP and local Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers teamed up to patrol the local waterways. The officers ran compliance checks, not only to ed...

Jul 7, 2020

Taber corn should be ready by late July but weather could impact supply

TABER, AB - You might only have to wait a few more weeks to enjoy the region's world-famous Taber corn.James Johnson, Owner and Operator of Johnson Fresh Farms, says they hope to have some stands set ...

Jul 7, 2020

Edmonton hospital stops admitting patients due to COVID-19 outbreak

EDMONTON- The Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton is tightening restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to increase at the facility.An outbreak at the hospital was first declared by Alber...

Jul 7, 2020

Float plane touched down briefly before fatal crash

LEDUC COUNTY- The Transportation Safety Board says an amateur-built plane with amphibious floats was being used in training when it went down last week south of Edmonton, killing three people on board...

Jul 7, 2020

Ethics commissioner finds Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer broke no ethics rules

EDMONTON- Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break ethics rules when he hired Steve Allan to run the public inquiry into who funds oil protesters.Marguerite Tr...

Jul 7, 2020

Alberta announces sandhill crane hunt for this fall

EDMONTON - Alberta has announced there will be a sandhill crane hunting season this fall a hunt that's been opposed by an environmental group and was previously rejected by the provincial government t...

Jul 6, 2020

'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later

CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...

Jul 6, 2020