Alberta

Café owner found guilty of breaching public health orders

The operator of a central Alberta caf has been found guilty of contempt for breaching public health orders.Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Justice Adam Germain ruled on Monday that Christopher Scott, o...

Jun 28, 2021

Free mental health webinar happening June 29 with current and former NHLers

The mental health of so many has taken a major blow this past 16 months, which is why I Got Mind (IGM) is hosting an upcoming webinar entitled The Trouble With(in) Men: Insights into why men struggle....

Jun 26, 2021

Four million COVID vaccine doses administered in Alberta

Alberta has reached a new milestone in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.As of the end of Thursday, June 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 4,022,084 doses have been administered.71.3 per c...

Jun 25, 2021

Province expands Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence Response initiative

The province is expanding the Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response initiative to include about 260 Sheriff Highway Patrol officers. As of July 1, Alberta sheriffs will have the...

Jun 25, 2021

Province hosting telephone town halls on child wellbeing during pandemic

The provincial government wants to know how your children have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.The last 16 months or so has been a tough time for all Albertans, but the Child and Youth Well-being R...

Jun 24, 2021

Registration open for virtual Special Olympics Alberta fundraiser

This summer, you can cycle, walk and/or run in support of Special Olympics Alberta.The Virtual Summer Series makes its return on July 5, with registration now open. It's an initiative spearheaded by t...

Jun 24, 2021

St. Albert RCMP say two Muslim women attacked in apparent hate crime

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Police in St. Albert say they are searching for a suspect after an attack on two Muslim women that is being treated as a hate crime.They say in a news release that two women were w...

Jun 24, 2021

Albertans to also elect federal Senators during 2021 municipal elections

LETHBRIDGE, AB - When Albertans hit the polls this fall, they will not only be voting for mayor, councillors, and school board representatives.Premier Jason Kenney announced that they are bringing bac...

Jun 23, 2021

Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured

Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...

Jun 23, 2021

Alberta commits $8 million to locate and honour victims at residential school sites

The province is putting forward $8 million to help Indigenous communities research undocumented deaths and burials at residential school sites in Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney laid out the Alberta Resi...

Jun 23, 2021