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Discovery Wildlife Park opening as a drive-thru
Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail will be the first wildlife park in Canada to reopen to the public as the country and economy slowly begin to relaunch during the COVID-19 pandemic.Head Zookeeper S...
May 04, 2020 (Discovery Wildlife Park)
Feds eye new tools to help Access to Information system recover after COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it will look at whether investments in new technology could help clear any backlog of information requests that arises from a COVID-19 related bottleneck. The Acce...
May 04, 2020
Fish and Game Association rep feels gun ban 'tip of the iceberg'
A past president of the Red Deer Fish and Game Association says the federal government's recently announced ban on 1,500 variants of assault-style guns is 'mostly political.'"It's not the guns that ki...
May 04, 2020 An AR-15 is held by a restricted gun licence holder. (The Canadian Press)
Woodbine's Lawson cautiously optimistic about horse racing's return
TORONTO - Jim Lawson is cautiously optimistic there could be live horse racing as early as next month. Buoying the Woodbine Entertainment CEO's optimism is the Ontario government's gradual easing of C...
May 04, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC enters NBA 2K League season full of hope and confidence
TORONTO - After a six-week delay due to the global pandemic, the NBA 2K League tips off Tuesday with 23 teams chasing US$1.4 million in prize money. The esports circuit will contest at least the first...
May 04, 2020
Ferrari slashes 2020 earnings forecast of COVID-19 pandemic
SOAVE, Italy - Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari on Monday lowered its full-year earnings guidance significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and acknowledged that the new outlook assumes a sharp recove...
May 04, 2020
Canada spending $850M to bolster efforts on COVID-19 vaccine, treatment
Canada is contributing $850 million to the worldwide fight against COVID-19 for Canadian and international research and funding for vaccines.Trudeau said the focus of the federal government is on Cana...
May 04, 2020
Alberta expands roles for nursing home practitioners
Alberta is modifying regulations to allow nurse practitioners to provide expanded care to nursing home residents during COVID-19.The province says changes to the nursing home regulations will allow nu...
May 04, 2020
City Manager shares update on Red Deer's COVID-19 response
City Manager Allan Seabrooke on Monday shared the following update to residents regarding The City of Red Deer's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.---It's been just over seven weeks since we activated...
May 04, 2020 City Manager Allan Seabrooke (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Murky mystery of COVID-19's origins takes back seat in Canada to easing crisis
WASHINGTON - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government will remain focused on navigating Canada out of the COVID-19 crisis before turning its focus to the murky mystery surrounding ...
May 04, 2020