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Council awards contract for Lacombe trail connection project
Residents of Lacombe will soon be able to enjoy a new trail connection offering access to a natural recreation area with views overlooking marshlands and Whelp Creek.On Monday, Council approved the aw...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 situation complicates Blue Jays plans to play at home: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health officer says the federal government would be having "a different conversation" with the Toronto Blue Jays about playing regular-season games at Rogers Centre if ...
Jul 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 14
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:05 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,377 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...
Jul 14, 2020
Council to consider possible revisions to City's public art policy
Red Deer city council had its first look at proposed policy and governance changes to the City's public art program on Monday.The public art review which began in 2019 includes changes recommended bas...
Jul 14, 2020
Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court
OTTAWA - The case of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria appears to be headed to court as her family escalates efforts to bring her to Canada. The girl known publicly as Amira was found on th...
Jul 14, 2020
Feds should have put $900M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an exis...
Jul 14, 2020
Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair pleads not guilty to two sexual assault charges
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair has pleaded not guilty on two counts of sexual assault. The ex-politician was not in court today but was represented by his lawyer. Boiscl...
Jul 14, 2020
Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON - Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. The Canada-U.S. border has b...
Jul 14, 2020
Draisaitl, MacKinnon and Panarin named Ted Lindsay Award finalists
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award. The award...
Jul 14, 2020
Senators call for changes to COVID-19 aid and more transparency on spending
OTTAWA - The Senate's finance committee says the Trudeau Liberals need to tell people very soon what they will do for those who max out a key federal COVID-19 benefit in the fall without jobs&nbs...
Jul 14, 2020