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Rocky Mountain House maintains tax levy, waives penalties for 2020
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has maintained the municipal tax levy at its current rate for the second straight year as part of the recently passed 2020 Tax Bylaw. Adopted on May 5, the bylaw provi...
May 07, 2020
Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says th...
May 07, 2020
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both claim t...
May 07, 2020
Alberta’s Colleges launch taskforce to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - An economic recovery taskforce has been launched by Alberta's 11 Comprehensive Community Colleges (CCC).The taskforce will help local, provincial and federal governments, and indu...
May 07, 2020 The institutions represented in the taskforce (Photo courtesy GPRC)
Westerner Park welcomes guests on-site to access Glow Gardens
Westerner Park will be opening its northwest and southwest gates on Thursday, May 7 to welcome guests on-site to access Glow Gardens. The pop-up garden shop will be set up in their West parking lot, g...
May 07, 2020 (photo supplied)
Servus Credit Union makes $50,000 mental health donation
To kick off a movement aimed at helping Albertans start to feel good again, Servus is giving $50,000 to support mental health services in Alberta.Servus's donation will primarily go to support distres...
May 07, 2020
Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says th...
May 07, 2020
Federal wage top up and CFL head in the spotlight; In The News for May 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 7 ... --- CO...
May 07, 2020
Canadians trust doctors, scientists and government more since pandemic began
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has given Canadians almost absolute trust in doctors. The Proof Strategies annual trust index is usually completed in January but when Canada went ...
May 07, 2020
Nintendo marks profit jump as people stay home amid pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo Co. scored a 33% jump in annual profit, as people stuck at home turn to playing games. Kyoto-based Nintendo, which did not break down quarterly numbers, said...
May 07, 2020