Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta shares COVID-19 update for April 21
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. (Tue. April 21).Y...
Apr 21, 2020
ALERT: Sharp rise in online child exploitation reports in March
EDMONTON, AB - Parents across the province are being advised to closely monitor their childrens' online activity.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I...
Apr 21, 2020 Incidents reported to ICE. (ALERT)
Province counters concerns over mask sourcing
Health Minister Tyler Shandro has fired back against claims that domestically-sourced masks have been sent to other provinces while masks sourced from China have been given to Alberta's front-line wor...
Apr 21, 2020
Mounties investigate infant death in Airdrie
RCMP in southern Alberta are investigating the death of a baby.Police say officers in their Airdrie detachment responded to a report yesterday afternoon of an infant that wasn't breathing.They say the...
Apr 21, 2020
Doctors in dozens of Alberta communities to reduce services: survey
A growing list of Alberta doctors is warning of a looming health care crisis in rural areas of the province.The Rural Sustainability Group - a grassroots physician movement aimed at drawing attention ...
Apr 20, 2020
Cargill temporarily closing High River meat-packing plant
CALGARY - The Cargill meat-packing plant in southern Alberta announced Monday it is temporarily shutting down as the result of COVID-19.The High River facility, which employs about 2,000 workers, has ...
Apr 20, 2020 (Photo: Cargill)
Staff to be increased at Alberta continuing care facilities
Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Monday that the province is taking more measures to stem the tide of outbreaks at continuing care facilities in Alberta.Increased funding will be coming in the ...
Apr 20, 2020
Alberta shares COVID-19 update for April 20
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. (Mon. April 20).Y...
Apr 20, 2020
Albertans asked to show appreciation for volunteers this week
With National Volunteer Week on the go April 19-25, the Government of Alberta is asking citizens to celebrate and honour those who give up their time year-round to help around the province.The provinc...
Apr 19, 2020 Citizens are encourage to print this image and post it in windows to show appreciation for volunteers.
Death of Wetaskiwin man deemed a homicide
RCMP now say a suspicious death near Maskwacis has been determined to be a homicide. An autopsy was conducted this week after a 74-year-old man from Wetaskiwin was found April 12 unresponsive lying on...
Apr 17, 2020