Alberta

Alberta Opposition tells education minister to fight for school funding or quit

EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange needs to start fighting for students or quit and make way for someone who will.NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says LaGran...

Mar 30, 2020 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange

Five more Albertans die from COVID-19

Alberta's chief medical officer delivered some sad news this afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing Alberta's total to eight.Two of the deaths were in seni...

Mar 30, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Monday that five more Albertans have died from COVID-19.

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for March 30

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 4:30 p.m. You can watch it ...

Mar 30, 2020

Province creates non-profit, arms-length agricultural research organization

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says it is "transforming agriculture research" in the province.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen has announced the creation of Results Driv...

Mar 30, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

AHS partners with Canadian company for rapid COVID-19 testing

Alberta Health Service says Albertans will soon have faster, more convenient access to COVID-19 testing through a new partnership with Canadian technology company.AHS says Spartan Bioscience Inc. is i...

Mar 30, 2020 Spartan Bioscience rapid-testing device for COVID-19

Alberta doctors send letter asking government to delay health-care restructuring

Hundreds of Alberta doctors have signed an open letter asking the provincial government to delay its proposed health-care restructuring.The changes, which are to take effect Wednesday, include cancell...

Mar 30, 2020

Survey reveals Albertans concerned about debt, job loss, personal finances amid COVID-19 pandemic

New survey results indicate Albertans are more concerned about their finances than ever before. Officials with MNP LTD. have released their latest Consumer Debt Index Update, and it shows six in 10 Al...

Andrew Snook Mar 30, 2020

Province reports 40 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, one new death

In the last 24 hours, Alberta Health has identified 40 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province. This brings Alberta's total to 661 cases, up to 60 of which may be from community transmission.T...

Mar 29, 2020

Waits for non-urgent surgeries continue as Alberta hospitals prepare for COVID-19 patients

Red Deer County resident Stacie Kropodra says delayed surgeries for her and her son are a tough pill to swallow."My hysterectomy is very important to me, as I'm in a lot of pain, but the surgery my so...

Mar 29, 2020

PM Trudeau announces more help for Canadian youth and seniors

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more money to help Canadian children and seniors.He says Kids Help Phone, which has experienced an increase in demand for its 24/7 confidential services, wi...

Mar 29, 2020