Alberta

Volunteers ready for annual Alberta highway cleanup Saturday

The Province of Alberta's annual highway cleanup is getting underway on Saturday, September 19. The annual event normally takes place in the spring, but because of COVID-19 precautions, it was moved t...

Sep 16, 2020

No new freedoms for the man who killed five at Calgary house party while delusional

EDMONTON - The Alberta Review Board says a mentally ill man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party has been making progress but will not be going into a group home in the ne...

Sep 16, 2020

Parks Canada says Jasper National Park caribou numbers are dropping

JASPER, Alta. - The woodland caribou herds in Jasper National Park are dwindling. An update posted on the Parks Canada website suggests that the three Southern Mountain caribou herds managed by the fe...

Sep 16, 2020

Whitecourt man scratches his way to lottery win

A Whitecourt man turned a driving lesson for his daughter earlier this summer into a huge financial windfall. Although not a regular Zing scratch ticket player, Anthony Paine took a break from the ear...

Sep 16, 2020

Imperial ramps up Kearl oilsands mine output after diluent pipeline restored

CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. says it is ramping up production to normal rates at its Kearl oilsands mining operation in northern Alberta after the return to service of its main diluent supply pipeline....

Sep 15, 2020

Grande Prairie students launch campaign to support toddler with rare genetic disorder

The Grade 7 class at Ecole St. Gerard School has launched an awareness campaign in support of an Alberta toddler with a rare disorder. Harper, a 14-month-old baby girl, is battling the rare disorder c...

Sep 14, 2020

More time needed for psych exam for man charged with killing Red Deer doctor

A mental health assessment ordered for a man accused of killing a Red Deer doctor last month has yet to be completed.The five-day psychiatric exam for Deng Mabiour was ordered last Wednesday when he m...

Sep 14, 2020

Alberta government to expand private day surgery use

CALGARY - The Alberta government plans to expand the use of privately run day-surgery clinics as part of a plan to boost procedures by 150 per cent. Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the prov...

Sep 11, 2020

Concerns raised over Alberta's homeless shelter space among COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY - A doctor is worried Alberta's homeless shelters won't have enough space to keep everyone safe once the cold weather hits.Doctor Richard Musto is a retired public health officer who has been ...

Sep 11, 2020

Alberta hiring staff for feasibility study of replacing RCMP with new force

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP.Online job postings show the provinc...

Sep 11, 2020