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Desperate for ice, Canadian world champion speedskater Ivanie Blondin looks to Europe
CALGARY - The feeling her speedskating season is slipping away compelled world champion Ivanie Blondin to break ranks with the Canadian team. The Ottawa athlete heads to Europe on Monday in search of ...
Dec 11, 2020
Anti-mask rally in Red Deer leads to charges
A total of seven people will be charged stemming from a Dec. 5 anti-mask rally in Red Deer.Red Deer RCMP confirmed to rdnewsNOW that officers - working alongside public health inspectors - were at the...
Dec 11, 2020
Nunavut minister pleads with Arviat residents to stay home, vaccine coming soon
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's health minister is pleading with residents of Arviat, where a COVID-19 outbreak continues to see new infections, to stay home. Lorne Kusugak says if people living in Arvia...
Dec 11, 2020
City council approves trimmed down budget for DBA
Red Deer city council has approved the Downtown Business Association's (DBA) budget for 2021.During their regular meeting on Monday, council learned more details of the organization's financial status...
Dec 11, 2020
Consumer spending in Alberta returned to pre-pandemic levels in November
While not particularly strong, consumer spending in Alberta was back to pre-pandemic levels heading into December.According to ATB Economics, average daily spending was down by 17 per cent in April co...
Dec 11, 2020
Bucks game is one of three that will be broadcast for national U.S. audience
The Toronto Raptors will take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in front of a national U.S. television audience on Feb. 18. The game is one of three that's being aired in the U.S. in th...
Dec 11, 2020
Salvation Army pulling volunteers from their kettles in Alberta
The Salvation Army says it will no longer have volunteers at their Christmas Kettle locations across Alberta as part of new safety protocols to deal with COVID-19. The kettles will remain in those loc...
Dec 11, 2020
Alberta investing $20M to accelerate COVID-19 and disease research at U of A
Alberta's government is investing $20 million to accelerate world-class science to help combat COVID-19 and related diseases.The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of Alber...
Dec 11, 2020
Canadian Premier League's York 9 FC rebrands as York United FC with new logo, colours
TORONTO - After two seasons in the Canadian Premier League, York 9 FC is rebranding. The club will be known as York United Football Club with a new crest and jersey to go with the name. The franchise'...
Dec 11, 2020
Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Verm...
Dec 11, 2020