Alberta

Alberta Health confirms 950 new COVID-19 cases in the province

Preliminary data from Alberta Health shows 950 new cases of COVID-19 were identified across the province on Saturday, April 3.The new cases come following the completion of 11,200 tests, meaning the p...

Apr 04, 2021

1,100 new COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta

For the second day in a row, Alberta Health is reporting 1,100 new cases of COVID-19.The new cases come after 12,100 tests were completed on April 2, meaning the positivity rate for testing was nine p...

Apr 03, 2021

Alberta reports 1,100 new COVID-19 cases for April 1

Alberta Health is reporting 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 in the province for Friday, April 1.The new cases come after Alberta Health completed 13,300 tests, resulting in an eight per cent test positivi...

Apr 02, 2021

Gas prices to remain high as pandemic continues: GasBuddy

Alberta drivers can expect to see gas prices at the pumps continue to be tied to the COVID-19 pandemic until things return to "normal" again.Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis with GasBuddy.c...

Apr 01, 2021

Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers can now assist RCMP if requested

The Government of Alberta says a new initiative will add 140 pairs of boots on the ground in rural areas.As part of the Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response initiative, Alberta...

Apr 01, 2021

Paw-sitive news: grizzly bear populations on the rise in Alberta

A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count.There are now about 88 grizzlies in the vast stretch of summits and...

Mar 31, 2021

Alberta physicians reject new master agreement with provincial government

EDMONTON - Alberta's doctors have rejected a proposed new master agreement aimed at resolving a year's worth of acrimony over pay and working conditions with the provincial government.Sources have tol...

Mar 31, 2021

Draft K-6 curriculum drawing criticism over social studies changes

EDMONTON - Alberta's proposed school curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students is coming under fire for its proposed changes to social studies.Carla Peck, a University of Alberta education assoc...

Mar 30, 2021

Oilfield liquid spill near Swan Hills estimated at 100,000 litres: AER

CALGARY - The Alberta Energy Regulator says an oil and gas company under court protection from creditors is reporting the leak of an estimated 100,000 litres of oilfield liquids from a pipeline in nor...

Mar 30, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5

WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...

Mar 30, 2021