Alberta

Alberta Government looking at how to allow sandhill crane hunt

EDMONTON - Alberta environmentalists are opposing the provincial government's consideration of a hunting season for sandhill cranes and tundra swans.The Canadian Wildlife Service proposed in December ...

Apr 03, 2020 (Pete Nuij)

Lethbridge man arrested for coughing in officer's face

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who admitted to possible COVID-19 exposure has been charged after assaulting a peace officer.LPS stated that on April 2, at around 10:30 p.m., police were...

Apr 03, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Shippers say Canadian grain in demand

Canadian grain is in high demand as shippers try to feed a growing appetite from mills and governments seeking to shore up staple reserves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber of Marine Commerce sa...

Apr 03, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta anglers have more opportunities this year

The solitude of fishing may be just the sort of physical distancing activity Albertans will be looking for in the coming months.Alberta has increased the amount of sport fishing opportunities for recr...

Apr 03, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

COVID-19 outbreaks at nine continuing care centres in Alberta: Hinshaw

Alberta's chief medical officer has announced 97* new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 968.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there has also been two more deaths in the province, a man in ...

Apr 02, 2020

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for April 2

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a news conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 ...

Apr 02, 2020

Parking at Alberta hospitals made temporarily free

Starting Friday, April 3, there will be no fee for healthcare workers or the general public to park at Alberta Health Services (AHS) facilities.Many health-care workers and physicians are working from...

Apr 02, 2020 Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Second-degree murder charges in shooting deaths of two Alberta men on rural road

BONNYVILLE - Police have laid charges in the fatal shooting of two men on a rural road in eastern Alberta last week.Anthony Bilodeau, who is 31 and from Glendon, Alta., is accused of second-degree mur...

Apr 02, 2020

Province, Feds reach agreement to boost meat inspector capacity

The Government of Alberta is partnering with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to increase food inspector capacity.Training to allow provincial meat inspectors to be deployed into high-priori...

Apr 02, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis

EDMONTON - Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry. The move comes in a ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Jason Nixon. It says the suspension ...

Apr 02, 2020