Alberta

Alberta now has over 10K active COVID cases, three new deaths in South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Monday's report on COVID-19.860 cases were confirmed across the province over the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 40,189. Of those, 10,031 ca...

Nov 16, 2020

Province keeps cutting red tape in its sights

EDMONTON, AB. -- The Alberta government is proposing 12 changes across eight ministries that it says will save money and time for job creators.Bill 48, the Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 ...

Nov 16, 2020

Alberta’s energy minister pushes back at attempt to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5

Alberta's Energy Minister says an attempt by Michigan's governor to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline will likely be "headed to a long, protracted process in the American court system."Sonya Savage...

Nov 16, 2020

Diving deeper into Alberta's "second wave" of COVID-19 so far

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The numbers don't lie, Alberta is in a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and it's worse than the first.This Tuesday marks eight months since the Government of Alberta first declare...

Nov 16, 2020

Lethbridge software company, MPP, launches new product

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With different factions pushing for diversification of Alberta's economy, it would lead many to wonder what is taking so long? We see significant growth in agriculture and increasin...

Nov 15, 2020

Alberta two day COVID number hits 2017 cases

EDMONTON, AB. -- After tripping over the 1000 COVID-19 infection mark announced on Saturday, the number slipped down on Sunday (Nov 15). However, the 991 new cases identified are nothing to be proud o...

Nov 15, 2020

‘It’s just disgusting’: Broncos parents angry over lack of action on bus seatbelts

AIRDRIE, AB. - Not a day goes by in the painful aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that Michelle Straschnitzki doesn't wonder what if? Straschnitki's son, Ryan, was one of 13 survivors, but w...

Nov 15, 2020

Chief Medical Officer of Health worried: daily COVID cases surpass 1000 in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB. -- Dr. Deena Hinshaw issued a series of "Tweets" on Saturday, in her increasing concern, as the continuing hike in the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Dr. Hinshaw tweets conc...

Nov 14, 2020

COVID extra difficult for those grieving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave

EDMONTON, AB. -- Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering ...

Nov 14, 2020

907 COVID cases confirmed in Alberta Friday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.907 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total ...

Nov 13, 2020