Alberta

UCP seeks federal wage subsidy funding

EDMONTON- The United Conservative Party is applying for help from the federal emergency wage subsidy program.Director of communications Evan Menzies says the UCP has lost fundraising events due to res...

May 25, 2020

Edmonton police investigating after body is found in motel

EDMONTON- Police are investigating a suspicious death case.They say officers responding to an assault call Sunday evening discovered a body at a south-side motel.The body was found inside one of the m...

May 25, 2020

One active case of COVID-19 remains in Red Deer, province down to 814

Red Deer is down to just one person still experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 as active cases in the province continued their downward trend all the way to 814 on Saturday.A total of 5,869 Albertans hav...

May 23, 2020

AHS expands Text4Hope service for people with addiction and cancer issues

Alberta Health Services' Text4Hope initiative is expanding to support more Albertans.Text4Hope-Addiction Support and Text4Hope-Cancer Care are designed to help those dealing with psychological issues ...

May 23, 2020

'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

CALGARY - A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19. Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat...

May 23, 2020

Province says inspections of unharvested acres almost complete

The Government of Alberta and Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) are working together to help producers this spring, with 92 per cent of pre-seeding claims now said to be complete.Gover...

May 22, 2020

Two more deaths as Alberta dips below 900 active cases

More than 85 per cent of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have now recovered.The number of people who'd tested positive that are now symptom-free rose by 91 to 5,801 on Friday.There were als...

May 22, 2020

Majority of crops already seeded in central Alberta

Officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry say precipitation across the province has been varied over the last month. In this period, western parts of the Southern and Central Regions as well as ...

May 22, 2020

More health services for Albertans

Starting May 25, officials with Alberta Health say voluntary testing will be available in long-term care and level 4 designated supportive living facilities, with Calgarians able to book COVID-19 test...

May 22, 2020

Calgary and Brooks to relaunch more businesses

A significant decline in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Calgary and Brooks means both cities can reopen more businesses starting May 25."I want to thank everyone in Calgary and Brooks for w...

May 22, 2020