Alberta

Report shows more doctors registered in Alberta last year than in 2019

Alberta lost 32 physicians over the last few months of 2020, but overall there were 172 more doctors registered in the province than in 2019.The numbers are in a year-end report posted Wednesday by th...

Jan 13, 2021

Alberta musician Corb Lund comes out against proposed coal mines in Rocky Mountains

An Alberta musician is coming out against proposed coal mines for the province's Rocky Mountains. Corb Lund, who has sung around the world about cowboy culture and rural life for decades, has released...

Dylan Payne Jan 13, 2021

Slave Lake Town Council working around MLA Rehn on priority issues

EDMONTON - The mayor of Slave Lake says the town is now working around its provincial legislature member in order to get things done for the community.Mayor Tyler Warman says United Conservative MLA P...

Jan 12, 2021

Tiger trout now available to Alberta private pond owners

Tiger trout are being added as a licensed species of trout in 2021 for the Alberta aquaculture industry and private pond owners throughout rural Alberta, including farmers, ranchers and recreational p...

Jan 12, 2021

Innisfail salon owner set to defy public health orders, open Tuesday

An Innisfail hair salon owner says the business will open its doors in defiance of public health orders on Jan. 12.Natalie Klein says Bladez 2 Fadez is booked for several days since sharing her decisi...

Jan 12, 2021

Alberta RCMP give tips for intersection safety

RCMP in Alberta are promoting intersection safety early in the new year.RCMP say government statistics show an average of 66 people die at intersections in Alberta every year and another 8,000 people ...

Jan 12, 2021

Province expanding vaccination program to paramedics, emergency medical responders

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is ramping up and expanding COVID-19 vaccinations to include paramedics and other emergency service workers.Kenney says almost 47,000 doses ha...

Jan 11, 2021

Mounties investigate reported incident of person wearing a white hood in Grimshaw

RCMP say they are investigating a complaint about a person who was reportedly outside a business in Grimshaw, wearing a white hood over his head.A picture that was circulating on social media Saturday...

Jan 10, 2021

RCMP urge rural Albertans to use online crime reporting tool

The first six months of the RCMP's new online crime reporting tool, the Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PROS) Data Centre, is being considered a success, but the RCMP is still asking more rura...

Jan 09, 2021

Medical, surgical and COVID-19 unit health-care workers added to vaccine priority list

The provincial government has announced that vaccine appointments will be offered to health-care workers in medical, surgical and COVID-19 units in Alberta starting immediately.This means about 3,300 ...

Jan 08, 2021