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No new deaths as active cases climb to 520 Saturday
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta rose by 11 on Saturday to 520.It's the second straight day of increases after a one-day dip earlier this week that interrupted a few straight weeks of...
Jun 27, 2020
Retired Red Deer city manager takes interim role in Caroline
The long-time and now retired city manager for Red Deer is back in the game.Craig Curtis, who served in the role locally from 2007-2019, has accepted the position of interim CAO at the Village of Caro...
Jun 27, 2020
Alberta Crop Report: June 23, 2020
Provincially, according to the latest Alberta Crop Report release Friday, 79 per cent of crops are now rated in good or excellent condition.That's above the five-year average of 70 per cent and the 10...
Jun 27, 2020
Todd matches Johnson's 61 to take the lead at Travellers
CROMWELL, Conn. - Brendon Todd and Dustin Johnson each shot career-low 61s at the Travelers Championship on Saturday, leaving Todd with a two-stroke lead over the 2016 U.S. Open champion. The 34-year-...
Jun 27, 2020
United needs extra time to reach FA Cup semis; Wolves in 5th
Wolverhampton Wanderers stayed on course for next season's Champions League by beating Aston Villa 1-0, while Manchester United scraped past 10-man Norwich 2-1 in extra time to reach the FA Cup semifi...
Jun 27, 2020
Protesters denounce changes to Quebec experience program
MONTREAL - A few hundred demonstrators protested changes to the Quebec experience program in Montreal, calling on the province's new immigration minister to overturn changes that came into e...
Jun 27, 2020
Liverpool condemns fan behaviour in title celebrations
LIVERPOOL, England - English champion Liverpool has condemned the behaviour of some fans who gathered in the city to celebrate the club's Premier League title win after a 30-year wait. Merseyside Poli...
Jun 27, 2020
P.E.I. sees rise in anti-outsider sentiment as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's smallest province, which once branded itself the "gentle island," is seeing some not-so-gentle attitudes emerging toward people perceived to be from other provinces ...
Jun 27, 2020
Five-year-old recognized for connecting with seniors during pandemic
A young Red Deer girl has been recognized by a provincial program honouring Alberta's everyday heroes.Earlier this month, 5-year-old Vada Alton-MacNeil was informed she's one of the latest recipients ...
Jun 27, 2020
Gladbach reaches Champions League, Düsseldorf relegated
BERLIN - The German soccer league's restart is complete. Borussia Mnchengladbach qualified for the Champions League and Fortuna Dsseldorf was relegated by a single point on the last day of the Bundesl...
Jun 27, 2020