Province

Special Olympics Virtual Summer Series registration now open

Jun 22, 2021 0

Registration is now open for the Virtual Summer Series, the Annual Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run event, running from July 5 to September 6. […]

Province now offering Calgary Stampede prizes to help raise vaccine numbers

Jun 21, 2021 0

In addition to the $3 million on offer for Albertans who get the COVID-19 vaccine, the province announced Calgary Stampede admissions to their Open for Summer Lottery. […]

Get a jab, and maybe win a million bucks

Jun 14, 2021 0

With the vaccination rate hitting a stall 68.7 per cent, just under the 70 per cent range needed to remove all restrictions, the Government of Alberta is offering a cash prize of one million dollars to anyone 18 or older who has had or gets their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. […]

Second dose of vaccines open to more Albertans

Jun 11, 2021 0

All Albertans who received their first dose in April or earlier can book a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, making another 650,000 Albertans eligible. […]

Alberta enters Stage 2 on Thursday

Jun 9, 2021 0

Thursday, June 10 marks the start of Stage 2 of the province’s Open For Summer Plan with fitness centres, libraries and movie theatres reopening along with the resumption of large outdoor gatherings. […]

Second vaccine doses available for all Albertans by end of June

Jun 1, 2021 0

Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday, the first day of loosened restrictions, that all Albertans will soon be able to receive a second dose of vaccine. As of Tuesday, 2.8 million doses have been administered. […]

RCMP offer tips to prevent off-highway vehicle theft

Jun 1, 2021 0

With the beginning of summer and the end of the school year, Albertans will ride their off-highway vehicles more often. Alberta RCMP reminds citizens to safely store and protect their off-highway vehicles. […]

Notley questions pace of Kenney’s Open For Summer plan

May 27, 2021 0

NDP Leader Rachel Notley expressed concern over the pacing of the UCP government’s reopening plan announced Wednesday morning. That plan would see the lifting of all restrictions by early July if hospitalizations continue down and vaccines continue up. […]

121 impaired drivers charged over holiday weekend

May 26, 2021 0

Alberta RCMP and their enforcement partners removed 121 impaired drivers from Alberta roadways over the Victoria Day long weekend (May 21-24). Half of that number had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more. […]

Province loosening restrictions starting Friday in three-stage plan

May 26, 2021 1

With COVID-19 cases in decline and vaccines on the rise, Alberta is loosening the reins on what Albertans can and cannot do. […]

Jessie’s House receives $1.1 million investment from the province

May 21, 2021 0

Jessie’s House, a 35-bed shelter in Morinville serving Sturgeon County, St. Albert and the greater Edmonton area, received a $1.1 million grant Friday to assist more rural women and families fleeing violence to have a safe and supportive place to stay. […]

Area students set to return to classrooms next week

May 19, 2021 0

With the exception of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the province’s students will return to their classrooms as planned on May 25, and the government says the two-week shift move to at-home learning gave the education system time to address operational challenges from the rise of COVID-19 cases. […]