Alberta

Province provides Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District with over $1 million for upkeep

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Irrigation money continues to flow to Southwestern Alberta, as part of the province's $10-million Irrigation Rehabilitation Program.During the pandemic, the $1.1 million will improve i...

Aug 05, 2020

Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas ‘in jeopardy’ as bamboo supply running out

CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo.Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after spending five y...

Aug 05, 2020

Over $2.6 million in grant funding will support St. Mary River irrigation district

RAYMOND, AB- Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Devin Dreehen made this announcement and says this particular grant is part of Alberta's $10-million Irrigation Rehabilitation Program. Through a ser...

Aug 05, 2020

Alberta Health reports two COVID-19 deaths in Cardston County, 14 cases

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the long weekend.Between Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 303 new infections were ...

Aug 04, 2020

Four irrigation projects worth almost $40 million announced for Taber area

TABER, AB- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda announced three new irrigation-based projects are on the way for Taber and one for the Raymond area.The new projects are part of the $10 billi...

Aug 04, 2020

Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray

EDMONTON - An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage.The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the cost of t...

Aug 04, 2020

Province consolidating 911 EMS dispatch services, impacting Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) hopes to make 911 dispatch services more fiscally efficient while aiming to improve patient care.READ MORE: Alberta mayors, firefighters speak out agains...

Aug 04, 2020

Masks to be mandatory for grades four to 12, all school staff when classes return this fall

EDMONTON, AB - School operations will look a lot different this fall.The provincial government has released the latest details of its back-to-school plan for the 2020-2021 year, in light of the COVID-...

Aug 04, 2020

Province ends mask distribution program having given out 40-million

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has given out 40-million non-medical face masks across the province.The government teamed up with 700 A&W, McDonald's, and Tim Horton's drive-thrus aroun...

Aug 03, 2020

Dangerous driving collision ignites vehicle near Cochrane

COCHRANE, AB - One man suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a collision outside of Cochrane.RCMP responded to reports of a dangerous driver on Highway 22 north of Cochrane early Sunday mor...

Aug 02, 2020