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Ottawa pledges $100 million for Canadian Red Cross response to COVID-19, disasters
OTTAWA - The Canadian Red Cross is poised to receive $100 million in federal funds to support public health measures and enhance the charity's capacity to respond to COVID-19, as well as future f...
May 16, 2020
Bundesliga restarts with no fans, Haaland celebrates alone
BERLIN - Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga's first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone. The 19-year-old's Borussia Dortmund teammates stayed away, mindful of the strict hygiene ...
May 16, 2020
0% tax increase in Ponoka
Ponoka town council has approved a zero per cent municipal property tax increase as part of the Town's 2020 Capital and Operating Budgets. The total amount of the 2020 Budget is $25,210,660, which inc...
May 16, 2020
Experts say Saskatchewan could limit ceremonies but 'is there reason?'
Legal experts say the Saskatchewan government may have a case that sacred Indigenous ceremonies be limited in size, but they caution the premier against taking such action. "Is there reason for Premie...
May 16, 2020
Diabetes management classes temporarily moving online
RED DEER - Residents working to manage pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes are invited to attend free Alberta Health Services (AHS) information sessions online.Diabetes the Basics is offered as a four-pa...
May 16, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 391 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 new deaths today. There province now has a tot...
May 16, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:41 a.m. ET on May 16, 2020: There are 75,004 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 41,420 confirmed (in...
May 16, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...
May 16, 2020
4-H charity animal auctions support local causes
COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings mean 4-H members are doing annual project Achievement events differently. By moving sales online, they're opening the doors to even more Albertans supporting...
May 16, 2020
Support pouring in for Red Deer baby battling brain tumour
The community is rallying behind a Red Deer baby fighting a brain tumour. On March 20, Melissa and Mark Stetson celebrated the arrival of baby Isla.Her Aunt, Kelsey Graham, says that when Isla was a f...
May 16, 2020