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RDC postpones Convocation Ceremonies
Red Deer College says that after much consideration it as decided to postpone Convocation Ceremonies that had been scheduled for June 5. College officials say in a release the decision is one of the l...
Apr 02, 2020
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tim Harrison made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-ye...
Apr 02, 2020
Breton, Ponoka RCMP collaborate to recover stolen vehicle
=== Two men have been arrested and charged after a vehicle was stolen Wednesday from a residence in Ponoka County. It was at about at 10:48 a.m. when Ponoka RCMP responded to a complaint that a vehicl...
Apr 02, 2020
Appeal court nixes fresh lobby probe of Aga Khan in Trudeau vacation case
OTTAWA - An appeal court says there's no need for the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&nbs...
Apr 02, 2020
Chinook’s Edge keeping educational assistants until June 1
Chinook's Edge School Division says it is waiting until June 1 before laying off its educational assistants and hourly support staff following the temporary K-12 funding cut announced last weekend by ...
Apr 02, 2020
The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers
TORONTO - Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar. An...
Apr 02, 2020
Ontario to release COVID-19 modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear
TORONTO - Ontario will release data Friday showing how many Ontarians could die from COVID-19 in various scenarios, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, warning that the projections will be hard to h...
Apr 02, 2020
Spring sports groups deal with pandemic postponements
In light of the City of Red Deer's decision to close all recreation facilities through at least June 30, local sports organizations are left with tough calls to make regarding their upcoming seasons. ...
Apr 02, 2020
Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports
Scores of countries have moved to restrict the export of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies critical for front-line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Canada and ot...
Apr 02, 2020
Town of Sylvan Lake temporarily lays off 64 employees
The Town of Sylvan Lake is the latest local municipality to be laying off part of its workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a release, the Town says 64 employees are enacting the "Temporary 60-Da...
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