Alberta

WATCH: Alberta releases details of COVID-19 data modelling

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO of Alberta Health Services, will release extensive modelling data projecting the potential heal...

Apr 8, 2020

Landowners and legal experts criticize Alberta's well cleanup bill

EDMONTON - Landowners and legal experts are criticizing Alberta's hastily passed new legislation intended to help clean up the province's huge stockpile of abandoned energy facilities. The bill, which...

Apr 8, 2020

Taber man charged after licking products in store as part of 'COVID Challenge'

TABER, Alta. - A man from southern Alberta has been charged with mischief after police say he participated in an online prank related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police in Taber say the man allegedly tam...

Apr 8, 2020

Alberta government introduces bill to protect human trafficking survivors

The Alberta government introduced a new bill Tuesday aimed at empowering survivors of human trafficking.If passed, the government says Bill 8, the Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act, will:-...

Apr 8, 2020 Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General (rdnewsNOW file photo)

WCLC extends lottery ticket claim periods in support of COVID-19 distancing

Lottery players have an additional six months to claim prizes on tickets that would otherwise have expired between March 17 and September 17, 2020.This change is being made by Western Canada Lottery C...

Apr 8, 2020

Kenney says Alberta COVID-19 infections could total 800,000 to one million, deaths between 400 and 6,600

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney presented stark figures Tuesday evening of what the COVID-19 pandemic may hold for Alberta.During an address to the province, Kenney presented a two scenarios, a probable ...

Apr 7, 2020 Screengrab from live stream

Protecting Lives and Livelihoods: Premier Kenney's speech to Albertans

Below is the full text from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's televised address to Albertans on April 7:"Protecting Lives and Livelihoods"Fellow Albertans, I am speaking to you from the Cabinet room in y...

Apr 7, 2020 (Photo: CHAT News Today)

Alberta reports 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday

Alberta is reporting one of its lowest single-day increases in COVID-19 cases in some time.As of Tuesday, April 7, a total of 1,373 Albertans have tested positive for the virus, according to Alberta H...

Apr 7, 2020

COVID-19 may change Alberta's court system permanently: Chief Justice

MEDICINE HAT - The Alberta judicial system is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic with the province's Queen's Bench Chief Justice holding an extraordinary news conference Tuesday stating some changes t...

Apr 7, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta RCMP warn citizens of spike in COVID-19 scams

EDMONTON - Since the beginning of the month, there has been a spike in COVID-19 related scams in Canada. The most common reports are fraudulent merchandise sales and phishing emails. The fraudulent me...

Apr 7, 2020