Category Archives: Alberta
ALERT makes record Medicine Hat meth seizure
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has made what is believed to be the largest methamphetamine bust in Medicine Hat's history.Following a four-month investigation, ALERT's Medicine Hat ...
May 04, 2020 ALERT Handout Photo
Province hosting telephone town hall Monday for businesses on stage one of relaunch
Businesses that received the go-ahead to reopen as early as May 14 are expected to get a clearer picture on how to reopen.In an invitation sent to the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce, ...
May 04, 2020
Union rallies as Cargill meat plant reopens after shutdown due to COVID-19
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A massive meat-packing plant in southern Alberta has reopened for business two weeks after it was shutdown due to a large outbreak of COVID-19.A long line of cars and buses waited ...
May 04, 2020
Alberta adds 97 COVID-19 cases Saturday, three in North Zone
The province is reporting 97 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, with three of those cases added in the North Zone.The total increase is based on 3,337 tests being completed over the past 24 hours at the ...
May 02, 2020
Brooks Mayor in support of localized approach to reopening
BROOKS, ALTA - Taking to Facebook Live Friday afternoon, Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita told viewers the city is in support of the Province of Alberta's plan to look at reopening based on a more localiz...
May 02, 2020 Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita (CHAT News Today)
'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...
May 02, 2020
Alberta launches COVID-19 Contact Tracing app
The Alberta Government has launched the ABTraceTogether app, in an effort to identify and follow up with people who come in contact with individuals who are carrying COVID-19, and prevent the virus fr...
May 01, 2020 ABTraceTogether app (photo by Liam Verster)
Kenney, Schweitzer slam federal gun ban
Premier Jason Kenney says Ottawa's move to ban certain types of 'military style' guns does little to target criminals.He says this in a joint statement issued with Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer."Th...
May 01, 2020 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer (left) and Premier Jason Kenney (right). (Government of Alberta)
Atco reports lower Q1 profit, says COVID-19 may cause delays, labour shortages
CALGARY - Atco Ltd. says it had lower revenue and a reduced profit of $174 million profit in the first quarter, down from $226 million a year earlier.Adjusted earnings fell to $106 million or 93 cents...
May 01, 2020 ATCO logo (web)
TC Energy reports $1.15B first-quarter profit, up from $1.0B a year ago
CALGARY - TC Energy Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $1.15 billion, up from $1.0 billion a year ago.The company formerly known as TransCanada says the profit amounted to $1.22 per diluted shar...
May 01, 2020