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First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
DENVER - The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The variant was found in a man...
Dec 29, 2020
Red Deer with 296 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday
Alberta reported another 872 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That's out of 11,006 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 7.9 per cent.There are now 14,785 active cases in Alberta, ...
Dec 29, 2020
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video...
Dec 29, 2020
Kenney, Shandro to share COVID-19 update
Alberta's premier and health minister will deliver an update Tuesday afternoon on the province's response to COVID-19. Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro are to speak at a news conference scheduled to beg...
Dec 29, 2020
Ottawa Senators sign first-round pick Ridly Greig to entry-level deal
Ottawa Senators first-round pick Ridly Greig has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the club. The native of Lethbridge, Alta., was one of five players released from the Canadian junior cam...
Dec 29, 2020
Americans shut out Czech Republic at world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - The United States recorded its second straight shutout at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday, beating the Czech Republic 7-0. Coming off an 11-0 win over Austria on Boxing Day,...
Dec 29, 2020
Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from Rays
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres finalized their acquisition of ace left-hander Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sending four prospects in exchange for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner. The Rays ...
Dec 29, 2020
Maskwacis RCMP seek hit and run suspect
RCMP in Maskwacis are searching for a suspect after a woman was injured in a hit and run collision on Monday. Police say it was at about 9 p.m. when they were called about a collision involving a pede...
Dec 29, 2020
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is "falling far behind." Biden said "it's gonna take ...
Dec 29, 2020
RDC president proud of 'team effort' in dealing with pandemic
The president of Red Deer College says COVID-19 has been a challenge no one could have anticipated, but he's very proud of how the college has responded.Dr. Peter Nunoda says that includes faculty, st...
Dec 29, 2020