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Penhold continues tax break for new home buyers
The Town of Penhold will continue to offer tax incentives for prospective new home buyers in the community. Last week, council approved the continuation of the town's New Home Tax Incentive Program fo...
Mar 17, 2021
Feds looking for answer from Prairie provinces on AgriStability changes
The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects producers against large declines in farming income.Federal Agriculture Ministe...
Mar 17, 2021
RDC business students make their case in online competition
The Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition 2021 had a different format than in the past, but that did not hinder the valuable learning opportunities for 50 provincial business post-secondary stude...
Mar 17, 2021
Hospital upgrades on the way for Olds, Wetaskiwin, Drayton Valley
The provincial government is touting its three-year, $50-million commitment from the latest budget to modernize and improve rural health facilities across the province.The Rural Health Facilities Revi...
Mar 17, 2021
PAMZ now accepting Blue Skies Awards Nominations
The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) is pleased to announce that its Blue Skies Awards program, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus-19 Pandemic, has been reinstated for 2021. Nom...
Mar 17, 2021
White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request.Press secreta...
Mar 17, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays lose starter Thomas Hatch to injury against Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto starter Thomas Hatch exited a pre-season game with right elbow/forearm discomfort and the Blue Jays lost 1-0 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The right-hander was pulled i...
Mar 17, 2021
Premier Kenney to speak at next Chamber of Commerce webinar
The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce has announced that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will the key speaker at their next webinar luncheon."Exploring Alberta's Future: A Conversation with Premi...
Mar 17, 2021
Registry Agents deliver over 55,000 road tests in two months: AARA
The association representing registry agents in the province says over 55,000 passenger vehicle road tests have been delivered to Albertans during the first two months since the re-privatization of mo...
Mar 17, 2021
'Operation Varsity Blues' reenacts and reorients a scandal
NEW YORK - Chris Smith didn't initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing "Fyre," the hit Netflix documentary about the music-festival fiasco, ...
Mar 17, 2021