Category Archives: Alberta
Premier says no queue jumping for COVID-19 vaccines
EDMONTON - COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta have officially begun and, as lineups form in the coming days, Premier Jason Kenney says he won't tolerate queue jumping.``At our very first cabinet discuss...
Dec 16, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Alberta, new outreach programs announced
The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta are now happening.Sahra Kaahiye, a respiratory therapist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, and Tanya Harvey, an intensive care nurse at th...
Dec 15, 2020
Alberta ad man who created Mr. Covid campaign happy about response
EDMONTON - An ad man behind Alberta's much talked-about COVID-19 awareness campaign says he's happy about the attention it has received Kurt Beaudoin of ZGM Modern Marketing Partners in Edmonton says ...
Dec 15, 2020
Two charged in death of northern Alberta teen
SMOKY LAKE, Alta. - Two men have been charged following the death of a teenage boy in a small community northeast of Edmonton.Alberta RCMP say officers from Smoky Lake responded to a call to help EMS ...
Dec 15, 2020
Nearly 30,000 Albertans to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by month's end
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Alberta and Health Minister Tyler Shandro says more is expected to arrive soon.The shipment of 3,900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived...
Dec 14, 2020
Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins: study
Wildfires have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment Canada says. The first national assessment of polycyclic aromatic compoun...
Dec 14, 2020
Canada Post revises parcel shipping deadlines
OTTAWA - Time was already running short to get your parcels mailed, and now, high demand has forced Canada Post to revise its shipping deadlines.If you are sending a parcel nationally by regular mail,...
Dec 14, 2020
Province accepts all 19 recommendations from affordable housing panel
The Government of Alberta says they are taking "bold steps, new direction for affordable housing" in the province.The Affordable Housing Review Panel presented their 19 recommendations to the governme...
Dec 14, 2020
Hiker spends night out in the cold after getting lost west of Nordegg
A hiker not heard from since embarking on a day trip Saturday in the Nordegg area was located on Sunday.Rocky Mountain House RCMP say Keith Morris, who is 45, is alive and well. He was located near Si...
Dec 14, 2020
Suspect at large after striking Red Deer peace officer vehicle in stolen SUV
A female peace officer is recovering after being struck by a stolen vehicle on Saturday.RCMP say it was at about noon when Mounties were called to the scene of an collision involving an SUV and a peac...
Dec 14, 2020