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Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden's abortion stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they're sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop...
Nov 18, 2020
GOP increasingly accepts Trump's defeat - but not in public
WASHINGTON - When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice-president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her...
Nov 18, 2020
Drilling forecast calls for 14% rebound in 2021 from depths of 2020 activity
CALGARY - The organization that represents Canadian drilling contractors is forecasting a 14 per cent increase in the number of oil and gas wells to be drilled in Canada in 2021 compared with the hist...
Nov 18, 2020
Red Deer RCMP recognizes Family Violence Prevention Month
November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta, and Red Deer RCMP would like to take the opportunity to increase awareness of the issue, and the resources available to end family violence.Sin...
Nov 18, 2020
RCMP needs structural changes to address racism: MMIWG commissioner
OTTAWA - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says top-down attitudes and the centralized structure of the RCMP are leading to racist practices...
Nov 18, 2020
Hinshaw asks Albertans to 'do their part' to tackle COVID-19 spread
Dr. Deena Hinshaw has laid out how Alberta's health system is handling the rise in COVID-19 cases and preparing for it to continue.But the province's chief medical officer of health said there are con...
Nov 18, 2020
Snowfall warnings for Red Deer and surrounding areas
The snowfall warning ended at 9:23 a.m. Thursday.=== You'll likely be putting your snow gear to use on Thursday. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for a large swath of central and west ...
Nov 18, 2020
Toronto school staff member dies of COVID-19
TORONTO - An education worker at a Toronto school has died from COVID-19. The child and youth worker was employed with the Toronto Catholic District School Board at the St. Francis De Sales School, of...
Nov 18, 2020
Head coach Campbell, B.C. Lions continuing along despite having to face adversity
It's been a challenging first year on the job for B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell. Campbell became the Lions' head coach in December following six seasons with Ottawa, where he was the first head ...
Nov 18, 2020
Councillor Dawe disappointed by threatening phone call over mask debate
A member of Red Deer city council says he's more disappointed than anything after receiving a harassing phone call over the hotly-debated issue of whether mask wearing should be made mandatory in Red ...
Nov 18, 2020