Alberta

RCMP announce 2021 Name the Puppy contest winners

The RCMP has announced this year's winners of the annual Name the Puppy contest.Mounties say the winning names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in 2...

Apr 28, 2021

'We miss her:' Father of Alberta teen who died convinced she had COVID-19 variant

MAGRATH, Alta. - Ron Strate says he has received about a thousand messages from people in Canada and around the world who have been touched by the story of his 17-year-old daughter, Sarah. The senior ...

Apr 28, 2021

Province to send more vaccines, increase eligibility in Wood Buffalo, Banff

CALGARY - Alberta is expanding the age eligibility and directing more vaccine doses to two COVID-19 hot spots in the province.Premier Jason Kenney says the measures will help address concerns in Banff...

Apr 28, 2021

Petition calling for Alberta's draft curriculum be thrown out collects over 11,700 signatures

A petition launched by the grassroots organization Albertans Reject Curriculum Draft will be introduced at the Alberta Legislature next week.Dustin Archibald, the Grande Prairie representative for the...

Apr 28, 2021

AHS to delay up to 30% of surgeries in North Zone, Calgary & Edmonton as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says it will reduce scheduled surgical activity up to 30 per cent in the Edmonton, Calgary and North zones due to rising COVID-19 case numbers.The province says it w...

Apr 28, 2021

First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines

EDMONTON - Five First Nations and three coal companies have written the Alberta government to ask for better Indigenous consultation on proposed mines in the Rocky Mountains. The United Conservative g...

Apr 27, 2021

Federal Appeal Court tosses B.C. injunction over Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction granted to British Columbia in its constitutional fight over Alberta's so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation, saying the dispute is m...

Apr 27, 2021

Alberta to ease some restrictions on continuing care centres

Alberta will be easing some restrictions surrounding continuing care facilities, as many residents and staff at such facilities have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. There has also been a ...

Apr 26, 2021

Alberta couple looking to appeal ruling on third trial in death of son

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta toddler's parents who have faced two trials in his death say they want to take an Appeal Court order for a third trial to the Supreme Court of Canada.David and Collet St...

Apr 26, 2021

Study says easing rules on transfer of unreclaimed oil wells could speed cleanup

CALGARY - A report says Alberta should lower regulatory barriers that discourage businesses from reusing abandoned oil and gas wells.The Canada West Foundation says that could include allowing compani...

Apr 26, 2021