Alberta

City of Calgary passes temporary bylaw mandating masks in public indoor spaces

CALGARY, AB - As of August 1, people in Calgary will have to wear masks in indoor public spaces and public vehicles.As a COVID-19 preventative measure, Calgary City Council passed the temporary Face C...

Jul 22, 2020

141 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta, officials concerned about rising infections

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID 19 for Tuesday, July 21, covering new cases confirmed over the last 24 hours.141 infections were confirmed across the provin...

Jul 21, 2020

Precipitation impacting some Alberta crops while Southern crops improving

EDMONTON, AB. -- In spite of continued precipitation across the province over the past several weeks, overall crop growing conditions are looking positive.Conditions are 78 per cent good to excellent,...

Jul 21, 2020

Province announces schools will return to near-normal operations in September

EDMONTON, AB - Students in Alberta will be back in schools this fall.Alberta Education had been mulling three possible scenarios for how classes could be handled come September, and Premier Jason Kenn...

Jul 21, 2020

‘Seatbelts would have changed everything,’ says boyfriend of Jasper bus crash victim

EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts.Devon Ernest...

Jul 21, 2020

Dangers of blue-green algae in farm dugouts

EDMONTON, AB. -- Most farms and ranches in Alberta have dugouts and aside from the obvious required safety measures, it's also imperative that they be monitored for algae. The toxic bacteria will grow...

Jul 21, 2020

Edmonton's CFL club officially dropping "Eskimos" name

EDMONTON, AB - The name, "Edmonton Eskimos" will soon be a thing of the past.Public pressure has been mounting on the team to change their name as some critics believe the use of Eskimos denotes racis...

Jul 21, 2020

Raymond hosting Drive-in Concert featuring Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani & Trace Adkins

RAYMOND, AB- Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, and Trace Adkins will be showcased through an Encor Live drive-in show of a special concert.On July 25th, Raymond will host the drive-in-concert, showcasing t...

Jul 21, 2020

New COVID-19 outbreaks among young adults spark concern about bars, restaurants

OTTAWA - New outbreaks of COVID-19 across the country are sparking concern about what impact these clusters of new cases could have on the ongoing easing of pandemic restrictions. Ontario is reporting...

Jul 21, 2020

Fears of bankruptcy, debt ease after COVID-19 shock

CALGARY, AB. -- Canadian consumers are more upbeat about their personal debt than they have been for three years, despite the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll has found.An onli...

Jul 20, 2020