Alberta

Ethics commissioner rules no foul in firing of Alberta's election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investig...

Apr 28, 2020

Kenney offers support to Fort McMurray as floods chase people from downtown

FORT MCMURRAY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he toured the damage caused by flooding in Fort McMurray and the province is ready to help.He and Environment Minister Jason Nixon went to northern Al...

Apr 28, 2020 Flooding is seen in the Longboat Landing area of Fort McMurray, Alta. on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in this handout photo. (Photo via THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Province to provide COVID-19 update

Alberta is reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths.That gives the province 4,696 total cases and 75 deaths to date. So far, 1,664 people have recovered. Red Deer is reporting one...

Apr 27, 2020

RCMP arrest 13 in Wetaskiwin, lay drug and firearm-related charges

Thirteen people were arrested last week after RCMP raided a residence in Wetaskiwin.Maskwacis RCMP, with assistance from members at Wetaskiwin detachment, executed a search warrant on April 23, and ar...

Apr 27, 2020

Sunday bears zero new deaths from COVID-19 in Alberta

Alberta reported 247 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bumping the province's total to 4,480.There were also zero new deaths, leaving the death toll in Alberta at 73.Currently, 83 people -- an increase...

Apr 26, 2020

Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta is forcing some residents of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods from their homes, and people are being urged to completely av...

Apr 26, 2020

Trans Mountain, LNG Canada say they are on track despite pandemic

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn't threaten thei...

Apr 26, 2020

Alberta ministers promote help for domestic violence victims as COVID-19 rages on

Author's note: If you are in need of emergency assistance related to domestic or family violence, there are contact numbers listed at the bottom of this article.-- Four provincial ministers issued a j...

Apr 25, 2020

'Death is so real:' Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after plant closure

CALGARY - An organization that works with immigrants says the temporary closure of a large slaughterhouse in southern Alberta has left many among its largely Filipino workforce fea...

Apr 25, 2020

Alberta surpasses 4,000 cases of COVID-19

Alberta has 297 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 new recoveries.In total, there have been 4,017 cases of coronavirus in the province along with 1,397 recoveries.Four more people have died since Thursday f...

Apr 24, 2020