Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces help for child care sector
Up to $17.8 million in grants will be provided to child care centres and approved family day home agencies to ensure they are ready to safely restart and support families through Alberta's economic re...
May 6, 2020 File Photo
Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for May 6
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 6, 2020
Lethbridge police to launch "service investigation" into Star Wars Day stormtrooper arrest
LETHBRIDGE - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) will be looking into the way officers handled a call for service at a local Star Wars-themed restaurant on Monday, May the Fourth.An employee at Coco Vanil...
May 6, 2020 The employee dressed in the stormtrooper costume. (Supplied by Bradley Whalen)
Three scenarios for school re-entry plan: LaGrange
Alberta's education minister says the province is looking at three scenarios for the start of the 2020-21 school year in September, but that no decisions have been made at this time. Adriana LaGrange ...
May 6, 2020 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange
Province matching up to $2M in charitable donations during COVID-19
The provincial government is thanking Albertans for their generosity during the COVID-19 pandemic and asking them to continue to give.The government announced on Tuesday, in honour of #GivingTuesdayNo...
May 6, 2020
Police-involved shooting near Leduc
A 27-year-old man is dead and a police officer seriously injured following a confrontation near Leduc that came after a bystander was shot Wednesday morning in Blackfalds. At 8:15 this morning, Blackf...
May 6, 2020
Alberta education minister to update school re-entry plan
Alberta's Education Minister is set to provide an update as to when in-school classes may be able to resume. Adriana LaGrange is also to discuss at-home learning and supports for students and parents ...
May 6, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for companies in the oilsands. The suspensions have been granted over public health concerns...
May 6, 2020
$4.5M investment to expand Alberta's COVID-19 testing capacity
The provincial government says a $4.5-million investment in new virus detecting equipment and technology will help strengthen Alberta's COVID-19 response. The funding announced on Tuesday includes a $...
May 5, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for May 5
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 5, 2020