Alberta

Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for May 25

Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:3...

May 25, 2020

Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...

May 25, 2020

Wetaskiwin RCMP arrest impaired driver following police car ramming

One man is facing several charges after a police chase and cruiser ramming incident near Wetaskiwin on Saturday.At 4:55 p.m. on May 23, Wetaskiwin RCMP received a 911 complaint of a possible impaired ...

May 25, 2020

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