Alberta

Ethics commissioner rules no foul in firing of election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner has rejected Opposition accusations that Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative caucus broke the rules when they fired the election official investig...

Apr 27, 2020

Members to vote on forming “Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta”

Wexit Alberta and the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta (FCP) are looking to become one.The two groups have announced that an Agreement in Principle has been struck to unite them into what would b...

Apr 27, 2020 Peter Downing (left) and Bill Jones (right). (Peter Downing on Twitter)

Red Deer musician releases cover song for Canadian Mental Health Association

The times, they are unprecedented, and some would say downright dangerous.They are times when we need to take good care of each other, be it through virtual hangouts, a simple text, or even through so...

Apr 27, 2020 (photo supplied)

More evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - More residents of Fort McMurray have been ordered out of their homes as spring ice break-up causes flooding on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers in and around the northern Alb...

Apr 27, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine study enters second week with a call for more participation

The Alberta Hope COVID-19 study is on it's second week of testing hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus.The study, which is jointly run by researchers based out of the U...

Apr 27, 2020

Province outlines assistance for vulnerable citizens during pandemic

Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney announced new and reiterated previously announced measures on Sunday that the province is taking to assist vulnerable Albertans during the COVID...

Apr 26, 2020 Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Trans Mountain, LNG Canada say they are on track despite pandemic

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn't threaten thei...

Apr 26, 2020

Float plane makes emergency landing near Sherwood Park

The pilot of a small float plane is safe after making an emergency landing on a grid road near Edmonton.RCMP say he was the lone occupant of the single-engine aircraft, and he said he had mechanical i...

Apr 26, 2020 Photo: Strathcona RCMP

Evacuation orders issued as rising rivers threaten Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The spring ice breakup on rivers in northern Alberta is forcing some residents of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods from their homes, and people are being urged to completely av...

Apr 26, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19 in North Zone, 216 new in Alberta

UPDATE (7:10 p.m. April 25): Six new cases were identified in the Big Lakes County area Saturday, while one new case was reported in the Mackenzie County area. A full list of cases by Peace Region mun...

Apr 25, 2020