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Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package
OTTAWA - The House of Commons will be asked today to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing $9 billion in promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in t...
Apr 29, 2020
Irrfan Khan, of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi,' dies
NEW DELHI - Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India's best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in "Slumdog Millionaire...
Apr 29, 2020
UK leader Boris Johnson, partner announce birth of baby boy
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a baby boy. Johnson's office says Symonds gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospita...
Apr 29, 2020
Financial aid for students and Canadian YouTube series; In The News for April 29
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 April 29 ... ---...
Apr 29, 2020
'Trolls' went straight to homes. Movie theatres are fuming.
NEW YORK - The most controversial movie of the year is ... "Trolls World Tour"? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of the "Trolls" sequel h...
Apr 28, 2020
Ceremony in Red Deer honours fallen workers
April 28 is the National Day of Mourning.A ceremony was held at the Red Deer Fallen Worker Tribute (Bower Ponds) on Tuesday to remember and honour those who lost their lives, suffered injury or illnes...
Apr 28, 2020 (Photo submitted)
Town of Sylvan Lake revising financial plan amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Work is underway on a revised financial plan for the Town of Sylvan Lake due to impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.On Monday, council received a financial update that outlined falling revenues an...
Apr 28, 2020
RDC's university transition delayed by provincial review
Plans for Red Deer College to become a university are on hold for the time being.It was in March 2018 when the provincial NDP government gave RDC approval to pursue becoming a university and develop f...
Apr 28, 2020 Dr. Peter Nunoda, RDC President (Photo: RDC)
Google's growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market
BERKELEY, Calif. - Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earni...
Apr 28, 2020
Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process
The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...
Apr 28, 2020