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COVID-19 Update: 2,012 new cases, four deaths | Teachers, child-care workers eligible for vaccine tomorrow | Stronger public health measures coming: Kenney Newsroom Staff Replay Video Skip Ad With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we’ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary. What’s happening now Alberta reported Monday 2,012 new cases of COVID-19 on ~15,000 tests and four additional deaths. Premier Jason Kenney said stronger public health restrictions will be announced Tuesday. The trial of an Alberta pa...

The Alberta Legislature in Edmonton on Nov. 5, 2020. Photo by Ian Kucerak/Postmedia Alberta’s provincial government is suspending the spring sitting of legislature for two weeks amid rising COVID-19 case numbers. The decision was made after Government House Leader Jason Nixon consulted with the official opposition and advising Speaker Nathan Cooper that the move is in the public interest, said a government press release issued Sunday afternoon. “With COVID-19 continuing to spread across Alberta, the Government has determined that having MLAs return to Edmonton from all over the provinc...

Finding metals in mining water 2S Water has spent the past three years researching and developing sensors that detect metals in water. The sensors can be put to work in multiple industries, including municipal wastewater and oil and gas.  The company's product resembles a black box and connects to a pipe. Water flows through it and data comes out in real time. "That lets them adjust their processes so they can make sure the water is actually safe and clean before it passes through their water treatment and into the environment," Sargeaunt said. Anthea Sargeaunt shows off 2S Water's sensor.(A...

Article content Two city councillors have offered a rebuke to Mayor Don Iveson, who raised a concern about “intentional surprise visits” by police and members of council to the city’s 24-7 Tipinawâw homeless shelter. In a written response Tuesday, councillors Sarah Hamilton and Tim Cartmell said they believe a number of the mayor’s statements in his Friday letter to Edmonton Police Commission chairwoman Micki Ruth are “not accurate” and “undermine the safety and security of residents.” Hamilton and Cartmell serve as council’s two representatives on the police commission. We...

  EDMONTON -- Two Edmonton men were arrested in Grande Prairie, Alta., after police seized cocaine, oxycodone tablets, and cash. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Grande Prairie organized crime team seized 524 grams of cocaine, 137 oxycodone tablets, and $9,225 in cash on Feb. 25. Grande Prairie RCMP assisted with the search of an apartment and a vehicle in relation to the investigation. Mohammed Muntasar Dawood, 24, and Hussain Ali Matroud, 23, have both been charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime. ALERT be...