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Alberta farmers' markets readjusting plans for the upcoming season
Several farmers' markets throughout central Alberta are readjusting their plans for the upcoming season following Thursday's announcement from the province that markets across Alberta will be able to ...
May 01, 2020 (The Market at Red Deer)
Not mandatory: Alberta launches COVID-19 mobile contact-tracing app
EDMONTON - Alberta is launching a voluntary mobile app to expand contact tracing for COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. It's believed to be the first of its kind in Nort...
May 01, 2020
Thierry Henry notes positive changes in his return to MLS
There's been a shift in Major League Soccer in the relatively short time since Thierry Henry was a player. The former Arsenal star, now the new coach of the Montreal Impact, played for the New York Re...
May 01, 2020
Whitecaps raise funds for Vancouver Food Bank via sale of Carson Ting print
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have expanded their fundraising efforts during the pandemic to include the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. The MLS team has partnered with local artist Carson Ting who...
May 01, 2020
Three arrested, drugs, weapons seized in Olds search warrant
Three people are facing charges after drugs, weapons, and cell phones were seized at a residence in Olds this week.On Apr. 30, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Olds RCMP executed a search warrant on a resi...
May 01, 2020
Canada Day at the Alberta Legislature cancelled
Canada Day at the Alberta Legislature will not take place in 2020 following last week's announcement by the Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health that mass events for this summer are cancelled due...
May 01, 2020
Letting guard down 'wrong thing to do' as elective surgeries resume
Following Thursday's announcement from Premier Jason Kenney that some delayed surgeries and procedures will soon be able to resume, Alberta Health Services says it's gearing up to make that happen in ...
May 01, 2020
Alberta launches contact tracing app for COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced new software it says should help lessen the number of communally-transmitted COVID-19 cases.It's called ABTraceTogether and is a free app Albertans can downlo...
May 01, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
No new COVID-19 cases reported in Red Deer on Friday
Alberta is reporting 218 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 5573.There have been a total of 2,359 recoveries in the province thus far.In Red Deer, the number of COVID-19 cases rema...
May 01, 2020
RCMP investigate homicide at Innisfail motel
The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide in Innisfail. On April 29, 2020 at 1:30 a.m., Innisfail RCMP responded to a 911 call to assist EMS with a male in medical distress at the Bluebir...
May 01, 2020