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Fan boycotts put Belarus soccer plan under scrutiny
MINSK, Belarus - Soccer fans from two clubs in Belarus will boycott games because of the coronavirus, putting more scrutiny on the country's decision to keep playing despite the outbreak. Fans of Shak...
Apr 01, 2020

Hinshaw continues to encourage acts of kindness during pandemic
The province's chief medical officer of health continues to encourage Albertans to do acts of kindness during the COVID-19 crisis."We are all in this together and now more than ever, kindness matters,...
Apr 01, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Farmers can still bring in temporary foreign workers, but may need locals more than ever
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers across Southern Alberta and Canada have expressed their concerns about whether or not they will be able to get enough workers for this year.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the f...
Apr 01, 2020 (Supplied by Glenn Miller)

Regional agreement reached for fire rescue services
Clearwater County has joined the Town of Rocky Mountain House and Village of Caroline in signing a new five-year Intermunicipal Regional Fire Rescue Services Agreement. County officials say the agreem...
Apr 01, 2020

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspicion that Russia might try to use...
Apr 01, 2020

Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered "indefinitely" during the coronavirus pandemic and be prepared to send any sev...
Apr 01, 2020

U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak. Payroll proce...
Apr 01, 2020

Education minister will not reverse decision on layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Alberta's education minister, in her first public comments since laying off more than 20,000 people in an email on the weekend, resisted Opposition calls to reverse her decision.Adriana LaGrange also ...
Apr 01, 2020

Rocky Mountain House RCMP Report: March 27-31
The following is a report released to media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved, throughout the community betwe...
Apr 01, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. A driver in Ottawa's transit system is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The city says t...
Apr 01, 2020