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  EDMONTON -- A recent assault outside Rosslyn School is not being treated as a hate crime by Edmonton Police Services (EPS) as their investigation continues. In an update to media regarding the assault that took place near Rosslyn School in Edmonton, Chief Dale McFee said the EPS hate crimes and violent extremism units have been involved in the investigation but have found no indication the assault resulted because of race. “At this time, this incident is not believed to a hate-motivate...

Alberta is bringing in more restrictions in COVID-19 hotspots as the province breaks the record for one-day and active cases.

  RED DEER -- Two more central Alberta schools have decided not to pilot the new K to 6 draft curriculum. The Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday that the division will be opting out of piloting the new draft K to 6 curriculum this fall. The decision came after seven days of hearing feedback from teachers who provided their input on the curriculum. Red Deer Catholic officials said they plan to share this feedback, along with the division’s review ...

Homicide detectives located Johnson’s remains on private farmland several kilometres northwest of Bon Accord, Alta. EPS said Johnson’s family was given private access to the area where her remains were found to perform cultural rites. “For the detectives leading this investigation, it was always about finding Billie and returning her home – giving her family the chance to observe their sacred cultural rites,” Staff Sgt. Colin Leathem said in a statement. “It was very meaningful f...

"The Framework encompasses specific protocols for both adults and children to guide health care professionals in making the difficult determination of how to allocate resources to critically ill patients when there are not enough critical care resources for everyone."  On Tuesday, AHS told CTV News that there was no plan to implement the triage protocol and that it had adequate capacity for hospitalization and ICU patients. "We are constantly monitoring case numbers and preparing our health...

Community outreach teams deploying on transit has been utilized in Calgary, Hotton-MacDonald said, with success. Funding for the new teams was approved in the city spring operating budget adjustment meeting earlier this month. The teams will cost $470,000 in the first year of operations and increase to $970,000 in their second year. According to ETS, data from March 2021 indicates that over 80 per cent of incidents on transit are related to loitering, not wearing a mask or appropriate face c...

  EDMONTON -- Prison officials seized thousands of dollars worth of drugs in a package outside an Edmonton prison near the exercise yard. In a press release sent Thursday, Correctional Services of Canada Prairie Region says a package was located by staff members near the exercise yard of the Edmonton Institution on Tuesday evening. The package contained THC concentrate, ecstasy, fentanyl, a cell phone, charging cord, and SIM card. Correctional Services officials estimate the prison value ...

  EDMONTON -- While attempting to combat spiking COVID-19 cases and plummeting approval polling - Alberta’s premier faced more waves of criticism for his new moves Thursday. Jason Kenney tweaked coronavirus restrictions in a live-streamed announcement that was delayed by an hour and then started several minutes late. “All I can say is that I dont want to be standing here two weeks from now, having to bring in something like a hard lockdown on Alberta…because people dont respond to th...

  EDMONTON -- The new face of the NHL according to TNT, and Milan Lucic, is now former Edmonton Oilers captain Andrew Ference. On Tuesday, Turner Sports and ESPN became the new NHL TV rights holders in the United States for the next seven years. That night, TNT promoted the new deal during an NBA post-game show with a graphic of Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and, well, not current Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid. TNT post game show mentioning the nhl tv rights deal an...

Alberta reported its fifth-highest daily case increase of the pandemic Wednesday.