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Red Deer County encouraging businesses to connect
Red Deer County has launched a LinkedIn page to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.The County says it encourages local businesses to take advantage of the social media platform's ab...
Apr 03, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Canadians on Florida-bound cruise ship say it's unclear when they'll get home
Canadian passengers aboard a Florida-bound cruise ship said it was still unclear Friday when they would get to come home, or even reach shore, as their counterparts aboard two other vessels ...
Apr 03, 2020
Elton John-led concert to re-air; film academy aids workers
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Apr 03, 2020
HBO documentary sheds new light on 'Atlanta Child Murders'
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Terrell believes an imprisoned man currently serving two life sentences may not have been the person who murdered his brother as part of a killing spree that rocked Atlanta four ...
Apr 03, 2020
'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears
It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...
Apr 03, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Policing the pandemic will put marginalized communities at risk, advocates say
Advocates are warning that granting police sweeping new powers in response to the COVID-19 crisis could be used to target marginalized communities. As the novel coronavirus continues to spre...
Apr 03, 2020
United Way Central Alberta encouraging residents to still give if they can
If you have the ability to give, the need right now in communities all across central Alberta is immense. That according to Brett Speight, CEO for United Way Central Alberta who says in times of crisi...
Apr 03, 2020
Maskwacis RCMP seeking 19-year-old in connection to shooting
APRIL 30 - Maskwacis RCMP are advising that Travis Roasting has been arrested. === Maskwacis RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate a man involved in a firearms incident in January.The Maskwa...
Apr 03, 2020 RCMP are seeking 19 y/o Travis Roasting in connection to a shooting incident in Jan. 2020.
Former Obama security adviser calls on Canada to show global COVID-19 leadership
OTTAWA - A former top Obama adviser says Canada has shown a disciplined, science-based approach to the COVID-19 crisis and should pursue greater international leadership on global health issues in the...
Apr 03, 2020
Raptors president Ujiri alleges he was assaulted by deputy at NBA Finals
TORONTO - Raptors president Masai Ujiri alleges he was assaulted by a sheriff's deputy before a shoving altercation between the two men at Oakland's Oracle Arena during last year's NBA Finals. In...
Apr 03, 2020