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RCMP responding to review sparked by director facing national-security charges
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is working to address the findings of an independent review of how the force handled employee complaints about bullying by a senior director who now awaits trial on national-...
Sep 01, 2020

Lethbridge residents hold "die-in" protest following SCS closure
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over 100 people gathered outside of Lethbridge City Hall to call for the Government of Alberta to reinstate funding to ARCHES.Named a "die-in" event, the protest saw several people gi...
Sep 01, 2020

September proclaimed Big Brothers Big Sisters month in Red Deer
With the aim of highlighting the need for local mentors in our community, September has been proclaimed as Big Brothers Big Sisters Month in Red Deer.The proclamation was made by Mayor Tara Veer at Ci...
Sep 01, 2020

New board chair for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has a new Board Chair.Trustee Kim Pasula was appointed to the role for the 2020-21 school year as the board held its organizational meeting last week. Dorraine Lonsd...
Sep 01, 2020

Alberta RCMP gives businesses tips for ATM security
EDMONTON - This month, Alberta RCMP is providing businesses with tips for preventing Break and Enters with a focus on ATM thefts. Although there has not been a significant increase or decrease of ATM ...
Sep 01, 2020

High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life
OTTAWA - Canada's top public health officers say widespread vaccination of Canadians is the only way to corral COVID-19 and allow life to return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state. Dr....
Sep 01, 2020

Penguins star Sidney Crosby undergoes wrist surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby underwent arthroscopic wrist surgery on Monday but should be ready to go well before the start of training camp. The team announced the procedure on Tuesday. It ...
Sep 01, 2020

Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is diving into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders. ...
Sep 01, 2020

NDP says documents prove youth minister played key role in WE controversy
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are turning their aim on Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, suggesting she was the key driver in the Liberal government's decision to have WE Charity run a multimillion-dol...
Sep 01, 2020

Athletes made statement last week, but experts say movement needs to continue
Fergie Jenkins can't remember having discussions with his teammates about the racism he experienced as a Black, minor-league pitcher in the American deep south in the early 1960s. Instead, t...
Sep 01, 2020