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Red Deer with 170 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta announced another 1,731 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.That's out of 21,657 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of eight per cent.There are now 14,931 active cases in t...
Nov 28, 2020
Red Deer native Cade Mason named AJHL Defensive Player of the Week
Red Deer native Cade Mason of the Grande Prairie Storm is the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week.Mason, 19, recorded two assists on November 20 as the Storm fell 4-3 to the Saints in a shootout. On Nov...
Nov 28, 2020
Alberta government hosting budget telephone town halls
Albertans are invited to have their say in the province's next budget by participating in upcoming telephone town halls.The telephone town halls will take place on Nov. 30, Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. The prov...
Nov 28, 2020
Lacombe County agrees to support Sylvan Lake’s Pogadl Park
Sylvan Lake's newest sports and recreation area is getting financial support from Lacombe County.County council voted at their meeting on Thursday to approve funding two per cent of the project, as wa...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Canada remain on troubling course, Tam says, amid rising numbers
Canada's top doctor says the country is still on a troubling track for new COVID-19 infections as case counts continue mounting in much of the country. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam say...
Nov 28, 2020
Atikamekw leaders taken aback by Quebec government refusal to adopt Joyce's Principle
MONTREAL - Atikamekw leaders in Quebec say they are disappointed by the Quebec government's refusal to adopt measures aimed at improving Indigenous health care this week over a reference to systemic r...
Nov 28, 2020
Red Deer Public objects to school council funding cuts
News this month of a 75 per cent cut in funding for the Alberta School Councils' Association has officials with Red Deer Public Schools expressing their concern over the decision.In a release issued F...
Nov 28, 2020
Canadian running back Hubbard out versus Texas Tech with leg injury
STILLWATER, Okla. - Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard will miss Oklahoma State's game Saturday against Texas Tech with a leg injury. Hubbard, a redshirt junior from Sherwood Park, Alta.,&n...
Nov 28, 2020
Sylvan Lake looking at face coverings bylaw, Lacombe not yet
Sylvan Lake town council will consider making face coverings mandatory in all civic facilities.Council has asked administration to craft a bylaw. If ready, it could be back for debate at a special mee...
Nov 28, 2020
Donation drive to highlight Giving Tuesday in Red Deer
A global movement for giving and volunteering is upcoming and central Albertans have several options to consider getting involved.Giving Tuesday is Dec. 1, and follows the shopping frenzy of 'Black Fr...
Nov 28, 2020