Alberta

Province launching online hub to help seniors

The Alberta Government is launching an online hub for helping seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic.The resources is called CORE, or Collaborative Online Resources and Education, and will provide a pla...

May 10, 2020

AHS working with provider to address doctors’ PPE concerns

Alberta doctors are demanding the provincial government be more transparent about the standard of personal protective equipment (PPE) being distributed to medical professionals.Dr. John Julyan-Gudgeon...

May 10, 2020

Province adds 59 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday

The province has confirmed 59 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total in Alberta to 6,157. The North Zone remains at 226 confirmed cases. Alberta has also confirmed 184 more rec...

May 09, 2020

Lethbridge area man killed in collision with train near Brooks

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP are reporting a collision between a pickup truck and a train that left one person dead and another with serious injuries.At approximately 11:35 am on Friday, May 8, emergency ...

May 09, 2020

Recoveries top 4,000 in Alberta as province adds 81 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta has added 81 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, while just one new case was identified in northern Alberta for May 8.Chief Medical Officer of Health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, also said 4,02...

May 08, 2020

Medicine Hat Police Service leads investigation on stormtrooper arrest in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is clearing up some confusion regarding an external investigation.The investigation is looking into the actions of officers during an arrest on Mon...

May 08, 2020

Province to provide $147 million for northern Alberta flood relief

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it will provide $147 million in disaster relief for communities affected by flooding during spring ice breakup.Several northern Alberta communities, including Fo...

May 08, 2020

Calgary business charged with price gouging PPE and sanitization supplies

CALGARY, AB - A warning to anyone looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic for profit, you could face criminal charges and a fine of up to $300,000.Members of Service Alberta's Consumer Inve...

May 08, 2020

Grande Prairie region hit hard as Canada's unemployment rate spikes

Canada's unemployment rate soared in April, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses across the nation. In the course of a month, the national unemployment rate rose 5.2...

May 08, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Suspects arrested in Maskwacis area homicide

Two people have been charged in connection to a homicide last month in the Maskwacis area.Just after 8:15 a.m. on April 12, Maskwacis RCMP responded to a report of an unresponsive male lying on Herman...

May 07, 2020