Alberta

Travel Alberta invests $17 million to help restart industry

CALGARY, AB - Travel Alberta has announced a $17 million investment to help restart the province's tourism industry hit by COVID-19.Three new federal and provincial funding programs for Alberta's dest...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta RCMP announces Reconciliation Strategy

EDMONTON- Sunday marked National Indigenous Peoples Day.With that, the Alberta RCMP announced details of a project its been working on for the last 18 months: a formal Reconciliation Strategy.The stra...

Jun 22, 2020

Missing child's body found in St. Mary River

CARDSTON- Tragedy has struck again on the St. Mary River in southern Alberta.A four-year-old child who was reported missing in a provincial park has been found dead.RCMP say their officers responded t...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta surpasses 7,000 recoveries from COVID-19

The province hit a significant milestone on Sunday, surpassing 7,000 recoveries from the novel coronavirus.The total is 7,018, an increase of 22 from Saturday.Meantime, there were 31 new cases confirm...

Jun 21, 2020

Female Calgary police officer wants harassment lawsuit to bring change

SPRINGBANK, Alta. - Kim Prodaniuk didn't plan to be a crusader for change but hopes her lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service alleging harassment and emotional distress will m...

Jun 21, 2020

Survey estimates much higher Alberta bird populations than thought

EDMONTON - There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them. But researcher...

Jun 21, 2020

Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta rise to 525

Alberta is reporting 48 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Saturday.With 35 new recoveries, total active cases are up 13 to 525.The last 24 hours saw zero new deaths leaving the total at 152,...

Jun 20, 2020

Alberta with more than 500 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta is back above the 500-mark. The province confirmed 46 new cases of the virus on Friday out of about 9,000 tests done over the past 24 hours. The number o...

Jun 19, 2020

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 19

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...

Jun 19, 2020

Some doctors call for mandatory mask use in Alberta to prevent spread of COVID-19

CALGARY - A group of Alberta doctors and scientists is calling for the mandatory use of masks in all indoor spaces outside the home, in crowds and on public transit.The group, which has a campaign cal...

Jun 19, 2020