Alberta’s Court of Appeal has quashed approval of an oilsands project north of Fort McMurray after deciding the interests of the Fort McKay First Nation were not dealt with appropriately. In June 2018, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ruled Prosper Petroleum Ltd.’s proposed Rigel project to be in the public interest and recommended the provincial government issue…

A resident in the long-term care unit of Edmonton’s Kensington Village died on Thursday of COVID-19, the first reported death in that part of the facility, which has dealt with an outbreak over the past month. The woman, aged 72, was swabbed on Tuesday and confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. She later died that same day.…

The Alberta government is making concessions on how rural physicians are compensated in a bid to keep them from leaving or giving up their hospital privileges in communities across the province.  On Friday, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced measures aimed at preventing rural physicians, who all practice in constituencies represented by United Conservative MLAs, from leaving…

Summer Sports·New The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Triathlon Union announced the cancellation Friday, saying the global pandemic has made it impossible to stage the event. Social Sharing Global pandemic has made it impossible to stage event, according to governing body The Canadian…

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her latest update on COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday afternoon. The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health will hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. You can watch it here. It has been seven weeks since the first case was reported in Alberta. As of Thursday, 68 people had died and 3,720…

Road trip season is in limbo. Campgrounds and hotels are empty. Outsiders aren’t welcome at mountain parks. Roads normally crammed with Friday afternoon commuters keen to escape the city are quiet. The sun is shining and the snow has melted but weekend warriors have been told to stay put.  With lockdown orders keeping everyone close…