Alberta

Conservation specialist says closing provincial parks won’t save money, benefit Albertans, or improve tourism

The Provincial Government has announced that it will be fully or partially closing 20 provincial parks and recreational areas, while removing 164 parks, recreation areas, and natural areas from the pa...

Mar 5, 2020

Emergency room doctors: UCP is putting future of Albertans health at risk

MEDICNE HAT, AB - All thirty-six emergency room doctors from Medicine Hat and Lethbridge are calling on the UCP government to return to the negotiating table to avoid, "draconian and devastating effec...

Mar 5, 2020 Medicine Hat hosptial's ER Dr. Paul Parks speaking out against changes to Alberta healthcare Wednesday. (CHAT News photo)

WATCH: Province announces plan to reduce surgical wait times

The provincial government has announced $100 million in capital funding aimed at reducing surgical wait times in Alberta.The province says the investment will help hospitals across the province upgrad...

Mar 4, 2020

School districts would need approval to use reserves under new provincial bill

EDMONTON, AB - Changes to how school boards spend and access reserve funding could come into effect later this year if a new bill passes.Finance Minister Travis Toews tabled Bill 5, the Fiscal Measure...

Mar 3, 2020

Province cuts firefighter training grant

Municipalities throughout the province may face some troubles funding firefighter training, now that the Alberta Government has cut a grant designed to support external training programs.The $500,000 ...

Mar 3, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta releases list of parks slated for full or partial closures

Alberta has released a list of cuts it is making to the parks system, including 20 full or partial closures.The public will be barred from 11 of those parks, while nine will be accessible but without ...

Mar 3, 2020 (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Lethbridge police seize and destroy live mortar rounds

LETHBRIDGE- An explosives disposal unit seized and safely destroyed two live artillery rounds on the weekend.Police say one 82-millimetre mortar round was discovered Saturday in a garbage can near a s...

Mar 3, 2020 Mortar round -- Photo released by Lethbridge Police Service

Ceremony to mark 15 years since Mayerthorpe Tragedy

EDMONTON- Today marks the 15th anniversary of the murders of four RCMP officers on a farm north of Rochfort Bridge near the town of Mayerthorpe.Constables Peter Schiemann, Brock Myrol, and Leo Johnsto...

Mar 3, 2020 Fallen Four Memorial (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Lethbridge getting drug treatment court & four additional ALERT officers

LETHBRIDGE- Members of the provincial government were in Lethbridge Monday for a pair of announcements that are said to impact drug-related crime.The first is a drug treatment court.Justice Minister D...

Mar 3, 2020 Officials announce Lethbridge's new drug treatment court and ALERT expansion. (Lethbridge News Now)

Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...

Mar 2, 2020