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Big Brothers Big Sisters launches 'Small Act BIG Impact' campaign
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District has come up with an alternative to the recently cancelled BIG Pursuit.In partnership with BIG 105 and Servus Credit Union, the organization has launch...
Mar 27, 2021
Province redesigns rent assistance for Albertans
EDMONTON, AB - The province has redesigned its Rent Supplement Program to address the needs of Albertans in these difficult pandemic-ridden times.The program will include a long-term benefit for those...
Mar 27, 2021
Province gives funding for television and film production
The Alberta Government has created the Film and Television Tax Credit to help fund medium and big-budget television and film projects."To build on the success of the program, Alberta's government is r...
Mar 27, 2021
Arbitrator awards workers at Red Deer College pay increase
An arbitrator has rejected rollbacks proposed by the United Conservative government, meantime awarding a pay increase for unionized education workers.The decision affects workers at several post-secon...
Mar 27, 2021
Drug charges laid against trio in Drayton Valley
RCMP in Drayton Valley have laid charges against three people following a search warrant executed this week at a local residence.Mounties say that on March 23, following a two-month long investigation...
Mar 27, 2021
China sanctions Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong, federal subcommittee
OTTAWA - China says it has imposed sanctions against a Canadian politician and a federal subcommittee in response to sanctions levied by Canada on groups in China's Xinjiang region. The Ministry of Fo...
Mar 27, 2021
A look at Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Liberal Premier Andrew Furey was re-elected Saturday in Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic-delayed election. Furey is an orthopedic surgeon who entered politics last year, but he ...
Mar 27, 2021
Police: 2 dead in Virginia Beach oceanfront shootings
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A pair of overnight shootings along the beachfront in Virginia Beach left two people dead and eight wounded in a scene described by authorities on Saturday as "very chaotic." In ...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadian Blood Services says donations from those who have had COVID-19 are safe
CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe. "Given that COVID is a respiratory virus, there's no im...
Mar 27, 2021
Canadian Blood Services says donations from those who have had COVID-19 are safe
CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe. "Given that COVID is a respiratory virus, there's no im...
Mar 27, 2021