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• Alberta reports 356 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

  Two of the three deaths are connected to the Olymel meatpacking plant in Red Deer, Alberta Health said.

  

• Alberta's doctors reach tentative agreement with the province

  Alberta's health minister and the president of the Alberta Medical Association confirm the two sides have reached a tentative agreement regarding physician contracts..

  

• 3 COVID-19 deaths now linked to Red Deer's Olymel plant

  A second worker from Red Deer's Olymel meat processing plant has died from COVID-19, the union that represents the facility's workers told CTV News Edmonton Friday.

• Lethbridge deconstruction program reaches record high waste reduction

  It’s been nearly a year since the 60-year-old Stafford Drive South YMCA was demolished. A recent report, released by Lethbridge’s facilities department, shows that more than 98 per cent of the building material was diverted from the landfill.

• Alberta's credit rating remains the same after release of 2021 budget

  The situation hasn't changed for Alberta following the UCP government's third budget but a company that records credit ratings says the framework released Thursday fails to provide a plan to return to balance.

• Calgary family struggles financially to support newborn child with rare heart condition

  After doctors told her she would never be able to bear children, Nicole Banman received the gift of a lifetime.

• Lower speed limits are coming to Calgary: Do you know where 40 km/h will be the max?

  Ahead of the adoption of lowered speed limits on the majority of residential and collector roads, the City of Calgary has outlined which streets will have a maximum speed of 40 km/h and which will remain at 50 km/h.

• Agricultural industry hopes to help consumers make informed food choices

  Terms like 'GMO-free' and 'raised without hormones or antibiotics' are just some of the labels used on food products, and those in the agricultural industry are hoping to help consumers make informed food choices.

• 11 years behind bars for Calgary man caught smuggling meth over Coutts border crossing

  A Calgary man has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars after attempting to smuggle 50 kg of methamphetamines across the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta

• RCMP seize drugs, forged documents, counterfeit money in Didsbury, Alta.

  Serving a search warrant at a home in Didsbury, Alta. has resulted in a quantity of drugs being seized, along with forged documents and counterfeit money.

• Lethbridge Police look for rightful owner of high-voltage cable

  Lethbridge police is looking for the rightful owner of a "substantial amount" of high-voltage, aluminum-core, underground cable recovered this week.

• Calgarian sentenced to 15 years for killing his father in 2017

  More than three years after a man's body was found at a construction site in Okotoks, a sentence has been handed down against the victim's son.

• Dangerous offender who allegedly removed monitoring bracelet may be armed: Police

  Police have issued a warning about a dangerous offender in the Edmonton area who they say has removed his monitoring bracelet.

• Doctors urge Alberta to hold off on easing COVID-19 restrictions next week

  A group of health professionals is urging the Alberta government not to ease COVID-19 restrictions next week and to instead toughen measures for bars, restaurants and pubs.

• Health Canada approves two AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

  Health Canada has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and a related shot by the Serum Institute of India for use around the country with the first doses expected to arrive soon.

• Calgary Flames Foundation, Siksika Health Services to build outdoor rink

  The Calgary Flames Foundation is teaming up with Siksika Health Services to build an outdoor rink on the Siksika First Nation.