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Famous Albertans ask you to 'Help Prevent the Spread'
A video featuring a who's who of well known Albertans has been released by the Government of Alberta.In the video, the various celebrities, politicians and athletes implore viewers to 'help prevent th...
Mar 21, 2020 (Government of Alberta)
City Manager encourages Red Deerians to take care of themselves and fellow citizens
In lieu of a Facebook Live press conference Saturday evening, the City of Red Deer released a video message from City Manager Allan Seabrooke.In the video, Seabrooke says there isn't a lot of new info...
Mar 21, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Local brewery takes to crafting hand sanitizer
Something's brewing at Red Deer's Troubled Monk, and we don't mean craft beer.It also isn't infused with hops, nor does it have a funky name (yet), but the hand sanitizer being concocted at the brewer...
Mar 21, 2020 Head Brewer Garret Haynes (right) and Brewer Sam Bethlehem are spending a good chunk of their time at Troubled Monk Brewery this week social distancing, and bottling not beer, but hand sanitizer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Raphael Lavoie signs entry-level three-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Raphael Lavoie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 19-year-old Lavoie is in his fourth season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. H...
Mar 21, 2020
A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44
With more and more calls to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's worth noting that this every-four-years spectacle has been rocked before by traumatic events. Three ot...
Mar 21, 2020
Second Senators player tests positive for coronavirus
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators say another one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known NHL cases to two. The team announced their second case in a...
Mar 21, 2020
Alberta liquor and cannabis retail stores will continue to operate
Liquour and cannabis stores throughout Alberta have seen increased foot traffic, but store owners still believe closures or delays could possibly be on the horizon.Alberta Cannabis notified shoppers o...
Mar 21, 2020
Governments threaten fines, arrest, if orders to distance and isolate not followed
MONTREAL - After a week of strong urging from governments that people should keep apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial leaders - and their police forces - have stopped as...
Mar 21, 2020
Men's world hockey championships in Switzerland cancelled
Health concerns and travel bans closing international borders stemming from the new coronavirus pandemic left the International Ice Hockey Federation with no choice but to cancel the men's world hocke...
Mar 21, 2020
IIHF cancels world championship scheduled for May in Switzerland
The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Saturday it was cancelling the 2020 world championship due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This year's tournament was scheduled to take place in Zurich...
Mar 21, 2020