Alberta

Slave Lake councillor apologizes for comments regarding Indigenous homeless

SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - A northern Alberta councillor says she is deeply sorry for recommending her town stop feeding and ``being so nice'' to its Indigenous homeless population.In September, Slave Lake C...

Nov 09, 2020

Red Deer doctor makes ‘heart-wrenching’ decision to move to B.C.

A Red Deer doctor says she is leaving for greener pastures in British Columbia.Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire says the "heart-wrenching" decision is based solely on actions of the Alberta Government, which ha...

Nov 09, 2020

Alberta adds 919 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta added 919 new cases of COVID-19 for Friday, November 6, while five more deaths were linked to the disease over the last 24 hours.The increase is the highest single day case count in the provin...

Nov 07, 2020

Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment

The provincial government hopes to make it easier for those suffering from substance addiction to seek help.They are removing the typical $40 per day user fee for residential addiction treatment, whic...

Nov 06, 2020

Province wants to create Heroes Fund to help families of fallen first responders

The Alberta government has taken another step toward creating an Alberta's Heroes Fund to improve the benefits for families of first responders who die as a result of performing their duties.The gover...

Nov 06, 2020

COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases. Alberta has reported just over 1,400 ne...

Dylan Payne Nov 06, 2020

AHS announces changes to COVID-19 close contact notification

With new COVID-19 cases continuing to rise across the province, Alberta Health Services has announced changes to how it will conduct its COVID-19 contact tracing. Starting on Friday, November 6, AHS w...

Nov 06, 2020

UCP proposes changes to Alberta health legislation

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has introduced the Health Statutes Amendment Act into the legislature.In a media release from the province, they state that these amendments would improve gove...

Nov 06, 2020

$1.6 billion in errors noted in audit of Alberta's finances

EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting errors along with other oversight problems by Premier Jason Kenney's government.Auditor general Doug Wylie says the mi...

Nov 05, 2020

Governments of Alberta, Canada settle on Alberta-led methane regulation agreement

Over the next five years, Alberta will see a reduction in methane being emitted by the oil and gas sector.The federal government has finalized agreements with the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments ...

Nov 05, 2020