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Sylvan Lake Municipal Library programming continues online with author talk
Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is facilitating an author talk at 3:30 p.m. on May 14 through a Zoom online meeting, during which Calgary-based teen author Sophie Torro will speak about her published wo...
May 05, 2020
Spruce Meadows cancels Masters show jumping event because of COVID-19
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows has cancelled its marquee Masters show jumping tournament scheduled for September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary had already c...
May 05, 2020
Pelosi pushes new virus package as GOP resists big spending
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid, a sweeping $800 billion-plus package that is expected to be unveiled soon even as the House stays closed wh...
May 05, 2020
As Trump resumes travel, staff takes risks to prepare trip
WASHINGTON - For much of the last two months, President Donald Trump has rarely left the grounds of the White House as he's dealt with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and sought to minimize hi...
May 05, 2020
Federal scientists predict high wildfire risk across Western Canada
EDMONTON - Federal scientists are predicting a higher than average wildfire hazard for almost the entire country this summer. Their annual forecast says the risk will be highest in early summer i...
May 05, 2020
Mountain bike World Cup race in Quebec cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QUEBEC - The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event scheduled this summer in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fifth stop on the 2020 World Cup series was set...
May 05, 2020
Students urge RDC to lift theatre majors from chopping block
An online petition by RDC students is urging the college to reverse its decision to bring the curtain down on its acting majors. The Acting and Live Entertainment majors within the Bachelor of Applied...
May 05, 2020 RDC Arts Centre (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau pledges $252M for COVID-19 aid to agriculture
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and food industries in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says $77 million of that will go to measures to...
May 05, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:12 a.m. Ontario is reporting 387 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 61 more deaths. That brings the provincial total to ...
May 05, 2020
Fiat Chrysler swings to loss as virus hits production, sales
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss of 1.7 billion euros ($1.84 billion) due to a steep decline in car sales triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, and said ...
May 05, 2020