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Red Deer with 385 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,460 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 16,792 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nearly 8.7 per cent. Alberta has now seen 73,488 total c...
Dec 09, 2020
Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous clas...
Dec 09, 2020
Lacombe installing traffic lights at Highway 12 and 76 Street
The City of Lacombe will be installing new traffic lights at the 76th Street intersection on Highway 12. The traffic lights will be put into service Monday, December 14, 2020. The City will install te...
Dec 09, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 9
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 09, 2020
Notre Dame grad service project focuses on teen mental health
The Class of 2021 at cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School has chosen the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation as this year's Grad Service Project with a goal to raise $40,000.The Smiles Thru Lindsey Endow...
Dec 09, 2020
Ice Cream Sandwich Program scoops up $1,090 for Terrace Ridge School
Different times calls for different twists and turns, but regardless we are thrilled to keep our Ice Cream Sandwich Program supporting local schools going strong! We had the pleasure of spending some ...
Dec 09, 2020
Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre hires new CEO
The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre (CAPCC) is pleased to announce that Lisa Smith is the new Executive Director effective December 1, 2020. Lisa has been with the CAPCC for the past five years ...
Dec 09, 2020
Nature Conservancy of Canada’s 26th annual green gifts program
We all know people who begin shopping for the holidays in summer and who post about their great finds on social media before the snow even flies! In years past, this might have seemed annoyingly effic...
Dec 09, 2020
Lametti questions Conservatives' sincerity in wanting to protect vulnerable
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says Conservatives have no interest in improving a bill on assisted dying, they just want to stop it. The Conservatives have been talking out the clock on Bill ...
Dec 09, 2020
Rocky councillor defends stance on masking
A Rocky Mountain House man is raising concerns over a town councillor's remarks regarding face coverings.Shea Loucks says Councillor Jason Alderson has made wild claims about mask wearing, such as mas...
Dec 09, 2020