Alberta

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

Alberta commits more funding to Virtual Opioid Dependency Program

The province is giving $4 million over four years to expand access to the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP), it announced on Monday.The program is run by Alberta Health Services and uses telehe...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta reports 32 new COVID-19 cases

Another 23 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19, according today's updated numbers from the province, for a total of 7,041. The number of active cases in Alberta is 542. A total of 32 new cases were...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta ends phase one of drive-thru mask distribution

More than 14 million non-medical face masks were handed out during the first phase of Alberta's drive-thru distribution program.The government announced Monday that no more masks will be handed out at...

Jun 22, 2020

Government wants input on infrastructure planning

The provincial government wants to hear from Albertans on planning and prioritizing capital spending in the short- and long-term.Until Aug. 10 Albertans can visit alberta.ca to take part in an online ...

Jun 22, 2020

Strathcona County RCMP investigate recent sextortion scams

Strathcona County, Alta. -RCMP in Strathcona County say they have received three reports of "sextortion" scams since the beginning of June.Police say sextortion is a form of exploitation that involves...

Jun 22, 2020