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Golfer Corey Conners making the most of time at home during social distancing
Like most people, Corey Conners is finding new and different ways to fill his time while observing physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. That means playing as the Toronto Maple L...
Apr 01, 2020
Man facing murder charges in deaths of Saskatchewan boy and grandparents
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a seven-year-old boy and the child's grandparents. Court records show an appearance was schedul...
Apr 01, 2020
New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...
Apr 01, 2020
Lauzon, Soehn named Red Deer's Athletes of the Year
Jeremiah Lauzon and Kalena Soehn were recently selected as The City of Red Deer's Red Deer Advocate Athletes of the Year.Lauzon burst onto the national running scene in a huge way in 2019. The Red Dee...
Apr 01, 2020 Jeremiah Lauzon (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Duration of COVID-19 measures depends on obeying health authorites: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the longer it takes for all Canadians to follow the rules and stay home the longer it will be before life can return to normal.One scenario presented to cab...
Apr 01, 2020
Trudeau: U.S. standing down plan to send soldiers to backstop northern border
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the United States appears to have backed off on its plan to send soldiers to the Canada-U.S. border. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had been float...
Apr 01, 2020
Trudeau defends new flights bringing Canadians home from across the globe
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians being flown home from abroad must subject themselves to "rigorous" and mandatory 14-day self-isolation to keep their fellow citizens safe. Tr...
Apr 01, 2020
Lacombe parents given choice to help ease space crunch at Terrace Ridge School
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) has come up with what it hopes are solutions to help ease capacity issues at Terrace Ridge School in Lacombe. Parents of current Grade 6 students can now choose whethe...
Apr 01, 2020
Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Health Canada says the COVID-19 pandemic will likely lead to shortages of drugs and medical devices that treat other conditions. A lack of medications to fill ordinary ...
Apr 01, 2020
Wimbledon cancelled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won't be played. The All England Club announced...
Apr 01, 2020