Alberta

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 12

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 t...

Andrew Snook Jun 12, 2020

ATA President says work is needed on reopening scenarios before classes can resume

The president of the Alberta Teacher's Association (ATA) says details on the province's three possible reopening plans for schools need to be worked out before class can resume in the fall.The three p...

Jun 12, 2020

Court hears Crown's appeal of David and Collet Stephan's not guilty verdict

CALGARY, AB - The appeal process for David and Collet Stephan's acquittal last year began Thursday in Calgary.The couple was charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after their 19-mont...

Jun 12, 2020

Training for early childhood educators on preventing and addressing harmful situations

The Alberta government is funding a new program that will give those that work with children more skills to better protect those very same children.The Respect in School training program is being expa...

Jun 12, 2020

Alberta Pest Monitoring Network seeking test fields

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's that time of year that the Alberta Insect Pest Monitoring Network is checking fields for invasive species.Bertha Armyworm traps are being placed in fields this week and the rep...

Jun 12, 2020

New video shows RCMP tackling, punching Alberta chief during arrest

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - New video has emerged of the violent arrest of a prominent chief of a northern Alberta First Nation. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the RCMP dash-camera vid...

Jun 12, 2020

Two active cases of COVID-19 in Central Zone, one in Rocky Mtn. House

Alberta reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The Central Zone now has two active cases of COVID-19, one of them in Rocky Mountain House and the other in the Three Hills area. The zone has no...

Jun 11, 2020

Alberta officially ends agency created to launch green rebates and programs

EDMONTON - Alberta is officially turning out the lights on Energy Efficiency Alberta (EEA), an agency created by the former NDP government to promote green initiatives and home rebates.Grant Hunter, a...

Jun 11, 2020

Two youths drown in river near Lethbridge, search underway for third

CARDSTON COUNTY, AB - What began as an ordinary outing for a group of teens turned deadly on the swollen St. Mary river Wednesday (June 10) night and has left an area Hutterite Colony in mourning.The ...

Jun 11, 2020

Limits on prescription drugs relaxed

Beginning June 15, pharmacists in Alberta will be able to give out up to 100 days' worth of prescription medicationsTo help manage supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government recommended that ...

Jun 11, 2020