Alberta

Province announces advisory panel for agriculture industry

It's another war room, of sorts, this time aimed at sticking up for Alberta's second largest industry.Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen announced on Tuesday the 10 people who make up th...

May 05, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in North Zone again Tuesday as province plans for expanded testing

New cases of COVID-19 have decreased for a fourth straight day in Alberta Tuesday, as the province has identified 57 cases for May 5 to bring the province's total number of cases to 5,893. For the sec...

May 05, 2020 Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a $4.5 million investment to expand testing capacity in Alberta (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Government of Alberta injects $12.7 million into Peace River CMR projects

The Government of Alberta announced Tuesday that as part of its $1.9 billion accelerated capital maintenance and renewal (CMR) funding, the Town of Peace River will see $12.7 million injected into six...

May 05, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta Facebook

Strathcona County RCMP investigating apparent murder-suicide

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - RCMP are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving three members of the same family in a rural area east of Edmonton.Police say the dead include a 13-year-old girl and ...

May 05, 2020

Utility payment deferral bill to be tabled as legislature returns Wednesday

EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature on Wednesday to debate bills tied to the COVID-19 outbreak.Government house leader Jason Nixon says he will introduce legislation to all...

May 05, 2020

MEG Energy cuts capital spending plan again, reports $284M Q1 loss

CALGARY - MEG Energy Corp. cut its capital spending guidance for a second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it reported a first-quarter loss of $284 million.The company now expects its capital spen...

May 05, 2020

Star Wars Day promotion gone wrong leads to police incident in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE - May the fourth is widely known among fans of the sci-fi series as Star Wars Day. As such, a business in Lethbridge themed around the franchise wanted to put on a promotion to celebrate it...

May 04, 2020 The employee dressed in the Star Wars stormtrooper costumer at Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina in Lethbridge. (Supplied to Lethbridge News Now by Bradley Whalen)

No new COVID-19 cases reported in North Zone Monday as province adds 70

For the third straight day, Alberta added less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, while the North Zone saw no increase from Sunday.There were 70 new cases added for May 4, bringing the province...

May 04, 2020 Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Red Deer woman arrested for fleeing police near Whitecourt

A woman from Red Deer faces several charges after trying to avoid being arrested by police in Whitecourt.RCMP say it was at about 9:30 p.m. on May 1 when a SUV with a lone occupant was stopped for spe...

May 04, 2020

Gas prices in Alberta expected to continue climb in coming weeks

In the past week, the price per litre of gasoline in Alberta has increased by nearly 12 cents, and is expected to continue to rise as the country gradually reopens and demand increases.On Tuesday, Apr...

May 04, 2020 The Co-Op in downtown Grande Prairie (photo by Liam Verster)