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Red Deer now with 39 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer now has 39 active cases of COVID-19, according to Monday's updated online statistics from Alberta Health. That's an increase of four from the last report on Friday. The number of recoveries i...
Oct 19, 2020
Resiliency a key theme during Small Business Week
This week is small business week across Canada and the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is reminding you to support local.CEO Rick More says the week is meant to celebrate and recognize the i...
Oct 19, 2020
66th annual Westerner Dairy Showcase goes this week
The long running Westerner Dairy Showcase will go ahead this week with pandemic rules in place.Dairy farmers and industry pros are excited to gather at Westerner Park Oct. 22-24 to network and reconne...
Oct 19, 2020
Lacombe Food Bank receives 'enormous' donation from local business
A very large and surprise donation was dropped off to the Lacombe Food Bank earlier this month.Through a national initiative to give back to the 13 communities where the company has locations, Fraserw...
Oct 19, 2020
ACAC looking at options for sports in winter, spring
EDMONTON - The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference is continuing to explore its options for sports in the winter 2021 semester.Red Deer College (RDC Athletics) is a member of the ACAC.When the confer...
Oct 19, 2020
RDC reports two COVID-19 cases
Red Deer College says it has been notified that two members of its community have tested positive for COVID-19. College officials say these individuals are now in self-isolation.The college said in a ...
Oct 19, 2020
Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart's quest to capture Triple Crown
TORONTO - She's a Hall of Fame trainer, but Josie Carroll will also be an amateur meteorologist this week. On Saturday, the Carroll-trained Mighty Heart will run in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Wo...
Oct 19, 2020
Alberta legislature to resume Tuesday
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature Tuesday with a plan to discuss up to 20 new bills many of which are focused on the province's economic recovery.Government house leader ...
Oct 19, 2020
CPL champion Forge FC off to El Salvador for CONCACAF League preliminary-round match
A month after winning the Island Games in Charlottetown, Forge FC is back on the move. The Canadian Premier League champions from Hamilton leave early Tuesday for El Salvador and a CONCACAF League pre...
Oct 19, 2020
Alberta cuts deal on municipal oilpatch levies; not on unpaid property taxes
EDMONTON - Alberta has announced a three-year deal that it says will prevent municipal taxes and levies from harming its already battered energy industry.But the deal leaves unresolved the issue of ru...
Oct 19, 2020