Alberta

Temporary regulation changes will help keep supply chain moving

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta is temporarily modifying some regulations for truck drivers and railway operators to protect the supply chain and ensure Canadians can access necessities like medical suppli...

Apr 09, 2020 Semis lined up at a truck stop - CHAT News file photo

Alberta doctors file lawsuit against province after changes to billing

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Medical Association has filed a lawsuit against the province after the United Conservative government went ahead with changes to how doctors can bill for their services.The ...

Apr 09, 2020 Alberta Doctors

Province announces $2 billion investment in job creation

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has made a significant announcement on getting Albertans back to work.Premier Jason Kenney said the province will allocate almost $2 billion from the 2020 Capi...

Apr 09, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (The Canadian Press)

Trio arrested in connection to 17 break and enters, including in Coleman

STRATHCONA COUNTY, AB - Strathcona County RCMP have arrested three people in a long series of break and enters and thefts from ATM's across the province. Their Property Crimes Unit has been investigat...

David Opinko Apr 09, 2020 The Esso convenience store in Coleman. (Google Maps)

Alberta, B.C. health ministers urge people to stay home for long weekend

Health ministers in Alberta and British Columbia are urging residents of both provinces to stay home over the coming long weekend.Alberta's Tyler Shandro and B.C.'s Adrian Dix say in a joint statement...

Apr 09, 2020 The Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s jobless rate at 5.2 percent in March

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's no surprise that the economy has taken a hit from COVID-19.Statistics Canada has released the latest unemployment numbers. Across the nation, the jobless rate rose from 5.6 perce...

Apr 09, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Public help needed to identify Vauxhall armed bank robbery suspect

VAUXHALL, AB. - Taber RCMP need your help to identify an armed bank robber. Around 12:30-pm on Wednesday (April 8), RCMP responded to the report of an armed robbery at a bank in the area of 2 avenue n...

Apr 08, 2020 Vauxhall bank robbery -- RCMP released video surveillance

Four new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in South Health Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest set of numbers for COVID-19 in the province.An additional 50 cases were confirmed Wednesday, bringing the total up to 1,423.Three mor...

Apr 08, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Province releases projections for COVID-19 trends in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released comparisons for COVID-19 to other jurisdictions and where the province may be headed in the future.Compared to the country as a whole, and espec...

Apr 08, 2020 The three projected models of COVID-19 over the next several months. (Government of Alberta)

Alberta government introduces bill to protect human trafficking survivors

EDMONTON, AB. -- The Alberta government introduced a new bill Tuesday aimed at empowering survivors of human trafficking.If passed, the government says Bill 8, the Protecting Survivors of Human Traffi...

Apr 08, 2020 Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General