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Province eyeing broader apprenticeship and skilled trades opportunities
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government may soon revamp apprenticeship education.The Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (Bill 67) was introduced in the legislature Tuesday. If it passes,...
Apr 13, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. There are 1,078,562 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,078,562 confirmed cases (78,293 activ...
Apr 13, 2021

Red Deer active cases hits 275, over 15,000 province-wide
Thirty new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Red Deer on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the city now to 275, up six from Monday.3,398 cases have been identified in Red Deer s...
Apr 13, 2021

Montreal school wants Ottawa to plan for a Kamala Harris drop-in during future visit
MONTREAL - If U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris happens to be in Canada any time soon, her old high school in Montreal would love to host her. The chairman of the English Montreal School Board wrote t...
Apr 13, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for April 13
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 around 3:30 today and the ongoing work to protect public health.
Apr 13, 2021

WHL announces changes to regular season games
The Western Hockey League announced on Tuesday an updated schedule of games for the Central Division for April 15 through April 19.The Medicine Hat Tigers have been cleared to return to play following...
Apr 13, 2021

Construction to begin on new roundabout near Red Deer Regional Airport
Construction of a roundabout at Highway 2A and Township Road 372 (Airport Drive) near Springbrook, will begin on Monday, April 19. The project will be completed in September 2021. Signage and barricad...
Apr 13, 2021

Grey whale off Vancouver Island given antibiotics after lesions found around tag site
Canadian and American officials say they're monitoring a grey whale after they found lesions around the area where a satellite tag was attached by researchers. Officials say they've taken the whale's ...
Apr 13, 2021

Aggressive takeoff caused Hawaii plane crash that killed 11
HONOLULU - A pilot's aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all 11 people on board, government safety investigators have dete...
Apr 13, 2021

Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem
WASHINGTON - Top Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives th...
Apr 13, 2021