Alberta

"It is COVID-19 that is the problem, not each other": Hinshaw calls for collective action to halt COVID-19

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is calling on Albertans to come together to tackle a steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the province together, or Albertans will not be seeing the COVID-19 situa...

Nov 18, 2020

Alberta health minister defends province’s COVID-tracing app despite few contacts

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister is defending Alberta's COVID-19 tracing app -- despite revelations it has tracked just 19 cases since the spring.Tyler Shandro says he will use any resource at his...

Nov 18, 2020

Central Alberta swine flu case an isolated one: Alberta Health

EDMONTON - An investigation into Canada's first human case of a rare swine flu variant in central Alberta has determined it's the only one in the area.Alberta Health says in a statement that, despite ...

Nov 17, 2020

Face coverings now mandatory in the Town of Whitecourt

Masks or other face coverings are now mandatory in the Town of Whitecourt in all indoor, enclosed public spaces, as well as within public vehicles.On Monday, Whitecourt Town Council gave third reading...

Nov 17, 2020

Indigenous group Natural Law Energy inks deal with TC Energy to invest in Keystone XL

CALGARY - TC Energy Corp. says it has signed a deal to allow Indigenous group Natural Law Energy (NLE) to invest up to $1 billion in the Keystone XL pipeline project.Natural Law Energy represents four...

Nov 17, 2020

Alberta’s energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5

Alberta's Energy Minister says an attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline will likely be "headed to a long, protracted process in the American court system."Sonya Savage...

Nov 16, 2020

Three-year-old found deceased in house fire west of Edmonton

ACHESON, Alta. - The RCMP say they are investigating after a young boy died following a house fire Sunday evening in Acheson, just west of Edmonton.Parkland Mounties say they, along with local fire an...

Nov 16, 2020

Alberta adds 991 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta Health is reporting 991 new cases of COVID-19 for Saturday, November 14.Six new deaths linked to COVID-19 were recorded for Saturday, including five in the Edmonton Zone and one in the Calgary...

Nov 15, 2020

Avalanche survivors start backcountry safety campaign

Three friends from Canmore, Alberta, have started a campaign to keep people safe in the backcountry this winter.The trio survived a deadly avalanche on a backcountry ski trip near Golden, B-C in Febru...

Nov 14, 2020

Alberta records 1,026 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta topped 1,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.The province is reporting 1,026 new cases for November 13, along with three COVID-19 related fat...

Nov 14, 2020