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Red Deer jobless rate 10.6% in May
The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region saw a slight drop last month.In May, the local jobless rate was 10.2 per cent, down from 10.6 in April. Province-wide, Alberta saw a drop in unemployment ...
Jun 07, 2021
Intake begins for Leading Forward economic incentive funding programs
Developers and property owners in Red Deer can now apply for funding from The City of Red Deer's Leading Forward Economic Incentives Program. The program, according to City officials, is an expansion ...
Jun 07, 2021
'Hate is still present': Co-founder of Quebec mosque reacts to London attack
MONTREAL - Boufeldja Benabdallah, co-founder of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, says he is filled with compassion and empathy for the family of five Muslims who were attacked by a driver i...
Jun 07, 2021
Red Deer down to 176 active COVID cases
Red Deer is down to 176 active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the latest numbers from the province. It's a decrease of four active cases from Sunday. Recoveries are up 11 to 5,461 as the...
Jun 07, 2021
Missing Alberta swimmer found deceased
The search for a missing swimmer on the McLeod River northeast of Edson has sadly, ended tragically.On the evening of June 6, Edson RCMP's search for a missing 32-year-old male swimmer that had been s...
Jun 07, 2021
Speaker rules conduct of urinating MP constitutes prima facie case of contempt
OTTAWA - Speaker Anthony Rota has ruled that the conduct of a Liberal MP who urinated during virtual parliamentary proceedings constitutes a prima facie case of contempt of the House of Commons. Rota ...
Jun 07, 2021
Quebec invests $14 million to adapt justice system to First Nations communities
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $14 million over four years to adapt its justice system to the realities of Indigenous communities. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenire said today the money will g...
Jun 07, 2021
McMaster's football program is offering apprenticeship program for two female coaches
Corey Grant is looking to follow Bruce Arians' lead. The reigning Super Bowl-winning coach has never been afraid to think outside the box. In 2019, Arians added two female coaches to his Tampa Bay Buc...
Jun 07, 2021
Luiselli's prize-winning novel responds to migratory crisis
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Valeria Luiselli is pleased to have passed the libraries' test with her first novel written directly in English, "Lost Children Archive" ("Sound Desert"), which received the Dublin ...
Jun 07, 2021
CP NewsAlert: No charges against N.B. police officer in shooting of Chantel Moore
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Public Prosecutions Services says no criminal charges will be filed against the police officer who fatally shot Chantel Moore a year ago. Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous ...
Jun 07, 2021