Category Archives: Alberta
UPDATE: RCMP confirm discovery of child’s body along St. Mary River
WOOLFORD PROV. PARK, AB - UPDATE: The RCMP have confirmed that a child has died after going missing from Woolford Provincial Park on Saturday.Officials say on June 20 at around 5:30 p.m., the Cardston...
Jun 21, 2020
Minister issues statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Sunday, June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day.While COVID-19 has resulted in the cancellation or postponement of many planned events, some groups are taking an alternative rou...
Jun 21, 2020
48 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, June 20.The latest figure brings the total number of cases in Alberta to 7,673. Out of those total cases, 525 are listed a...
Jun 20, 2020
Blood Tribe Chief issues statement on systemic racism in southern Alberta
STANDOFF, AB - The Chief of the Blood Tribe has addressed the issue of systemic racism in southern Alberta and its impacts on the Blood Tribe/Kainai. The following statement was submitted to Lethbridg...
Jun 20, 2020
Active COVID cases have grown since Alberta's relaunch started
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is pleading with the public to be careful.It has been around a month since Stage 1 of the relaunch strategy started and a week since Stage 2 began.Chief Medi...
Jun 19, 2020
Alberta helping overnight camps that can’t open this year
Overnight camps for kids won't open in Alberta in 2020, but the provincial government says it is making things easier so they can be ready for 2021.The province is offering a one-time grant to help wi...
Jun 19, 2020
Either you love Canada or you don't; Kenney rebukes separatists
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney is delivering a sharp rebuke to would-be Alberta separatists by saying "either you love your country or you don't.''Kenney says he understands frustrations felt by ...
Jun 19, 2020
Province announces $200 million in infrastructure grants
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced significant funding that's aimed at getting thousands of Albertans back to work.Premier Jason Kenney said Friday morning that the province has awarded $200 mi...
Jun 19, 2020
Telus to launch 5G wireless service in 5 markets on Friday, 26 more by year end
VANCOUVER - Telus' fifth-generation wireless network will be activated in five of Canada's largest markets starting Friday, with another 26 to be added by the end of this year.The company says Samsung...
Jun 18, 2020
49 new COVID-19 cases confirmed across Alberta Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, June 18.49 cases were confirmed provincially, bringing the total to 7,579. Of those, 489 cases are s...
Jun 18, 2020