Alberta

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

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 6

Alberta has released updated COVID-19 numbers that include results from tests completed over the past three days. The province is reporting a total of 130 new cases since Friday. That includes 29 that...

Jul 6, 2020

Province tables bill to improve Alberta’s health care system

EDMONTON - The provincial government has introduced legislation aimed at boosting the public health care system in Alberta.The province says Bill 30, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, will strengthen...

Jul 6, 2020

Global oil demand rebound from pandemic's lows prompts price spike forecasts

CALGARY - Oil analysts say a rebound in the world's hunger for oil has already started after demand destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic fell far short of what many experts had expected.Amrita ...

Jul 6, 2020