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Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer
VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...
Aug 31, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report August 20-27
This is a report released to the 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 between the...
Aug 31, 2020
Calfrac warns of takeover by US rival
CALGARY - Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says a U.S. competitor urging shareholders to reject its recapitalization plan is a ``wolf in sheep's clothing'' whose real goal is a corporate takeover.The debt-l...
Aug 31, 2020
Alcohol shopping made easy by app developed in Red Deer
A local technology startup providing alcohol delivery in Red Deer is enjoying some early success in the business community.Doortender is an online liquor store and the first of its kind in Alberta. It...
Aug 31, 2020
City recreation centres to return to regular hours of operation
Regular hours of operation will soon be returning to Red Deer's Collicutt Centre and G.H. Dawe Community Centre.City officials say those hours will resume starting Oct. 1.In July, The City began a gra...
Aug 31, 2020
Pilot project to redirect up to 5,000 911 calls in Red Deer
The City of Red Deer will launch a one-year pilot aimed at diverting calls away from 911 and towards agencies better suited to help people in non-emergency crisis situations.The Social Diversion progr...
Aug 31, 2020
AP source: 7 US Open players put in 'bubble in the bubble'
NEW YORK - As the U.S. Open got underway amid the pandemic Monday, seven players were put in what one described as a "bubble in the bubble" because they were in contact with Benoit Paire, the Frenchma...
Aug 31, 2020
Iglesias' hit, throw help Orioles to 4-3 win over Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jos Iglesias and Bryan Holaday had RBI doubles in the 11th inning for Baltimore, and Iglesias threw out the potential tying run at home plate as the Orioles salvaged a 4-3 win against ...
Aug 31, 2020
Hinshaw clarifies order, says classroom distancing measures haven't changed
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is pushing back against claims she and the provincial government have reversed their stance on social distancing measures in schools just as in-person classes resume for the first ti...
Aug 31, 2020
Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 31
Alberta recorded 426 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 72 hours to bring the province's total to 13,902.That includes 184 new cases recorded on Saturday which marks one of the largest single day inc...
Aug 31, 2020