Alberta

Low-intensity indoor fitness, libraries green-lit by province as Step 2 of relaunch approved

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will be moving into Step 2 of its relaunch plan, loosening public health restrictions on some indoor fitness activities and libraries starting Monday.The province lai...

Mar 01, 2021

Alberta Securities Commission encourages Albertans not to rush into potential scam investments

As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has launched the #TakeSomeTime campaign to encourage people not to rush into investment opportunities without researching the...

Mar 01, 2021

Kenney condemns vandalism of NDP MLA's office

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is condemning alleged vandalism at the office of an Opposition legislature member.His denunciation came on Saturday shortly after Edmonton MLA Janis Irwin poste...

Feb 28, 2021

AHS apologizes for vaccine booking issues for seniors

The President and CEO of Alberta Health Services has apologized over this week's COVID-19 vaccine rollout for seniors 75 and over."We have heard from seniors and their family members that the stress o...

Feb 27, 2021

Doctors urge Alberta to hold off on easing COVID-19 restrictions next week

EDMONTON - A group of health professionals is urging the Alberta government not to ease COVID-19 restrictions next week and to instead toughen measures for bars, restaurants and pubs.The plea comes fr...

Feb 26, 2021

11-year sentence for smuggling 50 kg of meth at Coutts border

A Calgary man found guilty of trying to import 50 kilograms of meth across the Coutts border has learned his fate.In Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench Friday, the judge sentenced Asif Mir, 42, to 11 y...

Feb 26, 2021

Alberta Medical Association, province reach tentative deal for physicians

The Alberta Medical Association and the province have reached a tentative agreement."I am pleased to arrive at this opportunity to return to a collaborative relationship between the physicians of Albe...

Feb 26, 2021

Monday fireball a small comet fragment say U of A scientists

The mystery of what caused a giant fireball that lit up the sky over much of Alberta earlier this week has been solved.Scientists at the University of Alberta say calculations using two observation si...

Feb 25, 2021

Alberta's deficit forecast decreases while debt is expected to rise as Budget 2021 is tabled

Alberta's United Conservative Party tabled Budget 2021-22 in the Legislature on Thursday, which forecasts a deficit of $20.2-billion, with a targeted deficit of $18.2-billion by 2021-22, and a total t...

Feb 25, 2021

Alberta to introduce budget: Promising renewed fight on COVID-19, but more red ink

EDMONTON - It's budget day in Alberta, and Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative government is promising more help in the fight against COVID-19, but more red ink on the bottom line.Kenney says t...

Feb 25, 2021