Category Archives: Alberta
Province aiming to have students back in school by September
The province has announced its re-entry plan for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.Alberta's Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange presented three different scenarios based around the pandemic at the ...
Jun 10, 2020
WATCH: Education Minister to detail school re-entry plan for 2020-21
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will be announcing the re-entry plan for the 2020-21 school year Wednesday afternoon, as part of the province's COVID-19 update for June 10.Both LaGrange an...
Jun 10, 2020
Suspect at-large after Tuesday incident east of Whitecourt
RCMP in Whitecourt are continuing to search for a suspect who evaded police after an incident near the Hamlet of Blue Ridge on Tuesday morning.Authorities alerted the public of a heavy police presence...
Jun 10, 2020
Province assessing viability of Calgary-Banff passenger rail service
The Alberta government is looking into the feasibility of creating a passenger train to travel between The City of Calgary and Banff National Park.The province entered into a memorandum of understandi...
Jun 10, 2020
Red Deer MLA apologizes for calling other provinces “hostile, parasitic partners”
The MLA for Red Deer-South has apologized for referring to other Canadian provinces as "hostile, parasitic partners."Jason Stephan made the comment in the Alberta Legislature on Monday while deliverin...
Jun 09, 2020
Leaking propane tank caused Slave Lake area explosion: Investigators
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - Fire investigators say a leaking propane tank caused an explosion at a northwest Alberta campground Monday that sent six people from one family to hospital.Investigators say the sm...
Jun 09, 2020
Small Alberta town in spotlight over planned Black Lives Matter event
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A central Alberta mayor says his town has been caught off guard by all the attention it's received over an anti-racism event planned for the weekend. The organizer of a Black Lives ...
Jun 09, 2020
Stage two of Alberta's relaunch to begin June 12
Premier Jason Kenney announced that the entire province of Alberta will be entering stage two of its economic relaunch strategy beginning on Friday, June 12, a full week ahead of schedule.With that, h...
Jun 09, 2020
WATCH: Province to update on timing of stage two of relaunch
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Tyler Shandro are set to provide an update on the province's plans on when and how they will move in...
Jun 09, 2020
Police situation unfolding east of Whitecourt
RCMP in Whitecourt are advising of a heavy police presence in the Blue Ridge area in Woodlands County Tuesday morning.Few details are being provided by authorities on the on-going incident, only to sa...
Jun 09, 2020