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Posted: Jan 31, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 31 Sarah Adomako-Ansah and Andrew Parker are the co-founders of the Black Teachers Association of Alberta. (FO Photography) What started as discussion between two people after an anti-racism rally in Edmonton this summer has blossomed into the 50-member Black Teachers Association of Alberta.  Edmonton educator and basketball player Andrew Parker was one of the speakers at the June 5 rally and his stirring address that day at the Alberta L...

  The city has opened Hawrelak Park Lake to skating, marking the final city-operated ice surface to open in Edmonton. The skating surface is open between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. and admission is free. The ice rink at City Hall also recently opened, and now Victoria Park Skating Oval and IceWay, Rundle Park IceWay and the rinks at Castle Downs and Jackie Parker parks are all available to use. The Meadows Community Recreation Centre outdoor leisure ice had opened but was shut down when the provi...

Article content Alberta’s organized and serious crime task force has seized more than $200,000 in drugs and cash from a north Edmonton home. Alberta’s Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) along with Edmonton Police Service searched a home in the Castle Downs neighbourhood on Dec. 9. ALERT in a Wednesday news release said police suspected the home to be connected to drug activity. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or More than $200,000 worth of d...

Posted: Dec 24, 2020 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020 Outreach volunteers providing COVID-19 care kits started going door to door this week in some of the hardest hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary.(Supplied by Noor Al-Henedy) When Albertas COVID-19 outreach program began to reach front doors this week, volunteers say they were met with delight and appreciation. "Its something you dont expect to see at your door, someone handing out at least two packages of self-protective g...

Pandemic pastimes: 8 things to do in Edmonton during the holidays Classes are out, but in the midst of a pandemic, what do you do with the kids? Heres eight inexpensive, even free, ideas to help you get through the holidays in a safe, socially-distant way. Social Sharing

People who need to self-isolate because of COVID-19 but can’t do it safely in their own homes are eligible to stay in a provincially funded hotel, with three meals a day, in an attempt for the government to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced an expansion of the provincial self-isolation hotel program with16 hotels ready to be filled – six in Calgary, nine in Edmonton and one in Peace Ricer. The hotel system will have a maximum capacity ...

As Alberta reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, Hinshaw reflects on heartbreaking number Alberta recorded 30 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, the highest number ever reported on a single day, prompting the provinces chief medical officer of health to reflect on the "heartbreaking" number and the importance of following restrictions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2020 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Albertas chief medical officer of health, updated the COVID-19 s...

To date, 2,544,564 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,581,863 people. COVID-19 numbers in Fort McMurray:   20 new active cases in past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 224. The first case was reported in the city on March 19. 17 new recoveries in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 819. Masks in public spaces become mandatory on Oct. 26, after 51 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the Wood Buffalo region. The order will be assessed every 30 days and remain if there are...

  EDMONTON -- To curb the fastest spread of COVID-19 in 11 communities in Edmonton and Calgary, the Alberta government is expanding a spring program that offered self-isolation space to those who couldnt quarantine at home. Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday the provinces data shows community transmission is highest in neighbourhoods whose population largely works in public-facing jobs and sees lower incomes or higher-density living arrangements between multiple generations. As such, the pr...

To date, 2,544,564 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,581,863 people. COVID-19 numbers in Fort McMurray:   20 new active cases in past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 224. The first case was reported in the city on March 19. 17 new recoveries in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 819. Masks in public spaces become mandatory on Oct. 26, after 51 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the Wood Buffalo region. The order will be assessed every 30 days and remain if there are...