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Trudeau announces $250M aid package for agri-food sector
Just as farmers and ranchers get ready to ramp up operations for the year the federal government is announcing a significant financial aid package.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an emergency ...
May 05, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Family remembers Nova Scotia sailor killed in military helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The family of one of the six Armed Forces members killed in last week's helicopter crash off the coast of Greece is being remembered as a patriotic Canadian who died serving others. Sub-Lt. M...
May 05, 2020
International flags to fly near Sylvan Lake to honour front-line workers
Society is finding new ways each week to honour our front-line workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sylvan Lake-based Veterans Voices of Canada is taking it to a whole new level this week with the Flag...
May 05, 2020
Lacombe city council stays out of doctors' dispute with province
Lacombe city council has chosen not to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Alberta doctors and the provincial government. Last week, council defeated a motion directing administration to send a le...
May 05, 2020
Liberal MP Jim Carr to receive stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer
OTTAWA - Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr is returning to hospital for a stem-cell transplant. He says the treatment for his blood cancer had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pande...
May 05, 2020
Rebels sign 2019 bantam draft pick Jhett Larson
The Red Rebels announced on Monday that they have put pen to paper with forward Jhett Larson.Larson was the Rebels' eights round selection, 163rd overall, in the 2019 Western Hockey League Bantam Draf...
May 05, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Rebels Facebook page)
Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums. ...
May 05, 2020
Coronavirus returns long-banned drive-in movies to Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - The new coronavirus pandemic has brought back something unseen in Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution: a drive-in movie theatre. Once decried by revolutionaries for allowing too much...
May 05, 2020
Understanding emergency preparedness more important now than ever
Knowing the risks in your neighbourhood, creating a family plan, and having a 72-hour emergency kit are the three most important steps to take in order to be prepared for an emergency.National Emergen...
May 05, 2020 A 72-hour emergency kit. (City of Red Deer)
In 'Becoming,' a starring role for Michelle Obama
NEW YORK - In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama. She has just finished the third stop on what would be a 34-...
May 05, 2020