Alberta

COVID-19 puts new twist on rental property scam

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people about an existing scam that has a newly added twist.Fraudsters will search for information about legitimate home rental or sale prop...

Apr 29, 2020 Apartments for rent sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Stats Canada: How businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It may not come as a surprise to most, but the majority of Canadian businesses have been hit hard in the last two months.Representatives from 12,600 companies across the country took ...

Apr 29, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

What’s that rattle?

LETHBRIDGE, AB - You might hear a rattle when walking along local trails.However, there's no need to panic if you're someone who encounters a rattlesnake. Jessica Deacon-Rogers, Program Coordinator at...

Apr 29, 2020 File photo of a rattlesnake (Lethbridge News Now)

Reversal of billing changes 'too little, too late' for some Alberta Doctors

EDMONTON, AB -- Early reaction to fee changes aimed at preventing rural doctors in Alberta from withdrawing some services shows some willing to continue their work while others are turning thumbs down...

Apr 28, 2020 Doctor's office

First Nation gets $32-million grant after it stops opposing dam near Calgary

CALGARY, AB. -- A First Nation says it is ending its opposition to a proposed flood-diverting reservoir west of Calgary because it negotiated a $32-million grant from the province. The Tsuut'ina Natio...

Apr 28, 2020 An artists rendition of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (Government of Alberta)

Updated COVID-19 stats show modelling numbers can be reduced

EDMONTON, AB. -- In laying out new COVID-19 modeling for the province, Premier Jason Kenney noted that revised data shows Albertans are making a critical difference in the fight against the pandemic. ...

Apr 28, 2020 Updated modelling - Gov't Modelling

Province confirms two more COVID-19 deaths in Brooks

BROOKS, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 infections in the province.Premier Jason Kenney confirmed an additional 154 infections Tuesday, bringing the provincia...

Apr 28, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

Kenney offers support to Fort McMurray as floods chase people from downtown

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Officials in Fort McMurray say a 25-kilometre ice jam that caused major flooding and forced about 12,000 people from their homes in the city's downtown is shrinking.But they say...

Apr 28, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Alberta Government named "most secretive provincial government in Canada"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has bestowed upon the Government of Alberta an unfortunate distinction.They have been given the "Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Ac...

Apr 28, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

216 new COVID-19 infections announced in Alberta, including 45 more in South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has provided its latest update on COVID-19 infections in the province Monday.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw has confirmed 216 new cases pr...

Apr 27, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)