Alberta

Majority of crops already seeded in central Alberta

Officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry say precipitation across the province has been varied over the last month. In this period, western parts of the Southern and Central Regions as well as ...

May 22, 2020

More health services for Albertans

Starting May 25, officials with Alberta Health say voluntary testing will be available in long-term care and level 4 designated supportive living facilities, with Calgarians able to book COVID-19 test...

May 22, 2020

Calgary and Brooks to relaunch more businesses

A significant decline in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Calgary and Brooks means both cities can reopen more businesses starting May 25."I want to thank everyone in Calgary and Brooks for w...

May 22, 2020

Calgary school board rife with 'turmoil,' short-term thinking: report

CALGARY- An independent review has found the Calgary Board of Education focuses too much on protecting individual members and not enough on its long-term financial sustainability.Alberta Education Min...

May 22, 2020

Notley supports Kenney’s decision to delay release of ‘fair deal’ panel report

EDMONTON- Alberta's Opposition leader says it's a good idea for Premier Jason Kenney to delay releasing a report by his "fair deal'' panel.The NDP's Rachel Notley says it would be foolish for Kenney t...

May 22, 2020

WATCH: Alberta's COVID-19 update for May 21

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.She will provide the latest numbers with relation to COVID-19 in Alberta.As of Wednesday af...

May 21, 2020

Terry Fox Run going virtual for 2020

The spirit of Terry Fox is alive and well across Canada and around the world, and that's why the annual run won't be stopped by COVID-19.The Terry Fox Foundation has announced the first-ever virtual T...

May 21, 2020

Four in Medicine Hat charged with child exploitation offences

MEDICINE HAT, ALTA - Four Medicine Hat residents have been charged with child exploitation offences following arrests made by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit."Sadly, our ICE unit has been inu...

May 21, 2020

Murder charge laid in stabbing of young Edmonton girl

EDMONTON- Police have charged a man in the killing of a seven-year-old girl.David Michael Moss, 34, faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Bella Rose Desrosiers.Police say Moss had bee...

May 21, 2020

LaGrange announces stimulus plan for school upkeep and renewal

Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced on Wednesday that capital funding for school divisions has been increased by $250 million in a bid to boost the economy, while also accelerating i...

May 20, 2020