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Parents in court demanding Quebec offer remote learning option for all who want it
MONTREAL - A lawyer representing a group of Quebec parents is in court today trying to compel the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all families who wa...
Sep 03, 2020
Military members asked to use federal government's COVID-19 tracking app
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces members and their civilian colleagues in the Department of National Defence are being strongly encouraged to download the federal government's smartphone application for...
Sep 03, 2020
Tories ask languages czar to probe choice of WE Charity for student program
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the official languages commissioner to investigate the government's choice of WE Charity to run a student grant program, saying the move showed contempt t...
Sep 03, 2020
Facebook group aims to keep Halloween alive and safe in Red Deer during COVID-19
A local parent wants to help ensure Red Deer kids can still enjoy Halloween to the fullest while following COVID-19 public health guidelines.Alysa Marance has created the Red Deer Trick or Treat Faceb...
Sep 03, 2020
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to remain under contract with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Vernon Adams Jr. is staying put. The Montreal Alouettes announced Thursday their star quarterback will remain under contract to the CFL club. Adams said on Sunday he was opting out of his d...
Sep 03, 2020
Room with a view: US Open seeds get taste of the suite life
NEW YORK - The see-and-be-seen scene in the U.S. Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium corporate suites is different this year: The usual cast of celebrities, socialites and sponsors - banned, along with all spe...
Sep 03, 2020
Backer of tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON - One of the few champions of the Trump administration's decision to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian aluminum is defending the move as vital to the industry's surviv...
Sep 03, 2020
Maskwacis man charged after gun seized on Samson Cree Nation
One man is facing multiple charges after Mounties seized a gun from a Maskwacis residence on Tuesday.At approximately 04:30 a.m. on Sept. 1, Maskwacis RCMP responded to the Samson Cree Nation townsite...
Sep 03, 2020
Red Deer man wins $100,000 in May lotto draw
A Red Deer man is $100,000 richer after matching the last six digits of the EXTRA number on his ticket for the May 23 WESTERN 6/49 draw. Officials with Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) say Do...
Sep 03, 2020
RCMP reminds Albertans of traffic safety as students return to school
Edmonton - The RCMP encourages Albertans to keep traffic safety top of mind this September, as students return to school for the first time since March after classes were cancelled due to the COVID-19...
Sep 03, 2020