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Hepatitis C screening available in Red Deer
Described as innovative and potentially life-saving, a hepatitis C screening program has launched at London Drugs in Red Deer.Recent guidelines published by the Canadian Association for the Study of t...
Apr 23, 2019
Fire advisory for Lacombe County
Due to windy and dry conditions, a Fire Advisory has been issued for Lacombe County.Existing fire permits remain valid (subject to suspension or cancellation). New fire permits will be issued on a cas...
Apr 23, 2019
Report shows Albertans most concerned about debt, interest rates
April 22, 2019 - Albertans are feeling worse about their consumer debt and personal finances than other provinces, according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index, Albertans' perception of their debt ...
Apr 23, 2019
Montreal Impact look to break out of offensive slump in New England
Montreal Impact coach Remi Garde insists he's not too concerned by his team's lack of scoring, despite being mired in the worst offensive slump in Major League Soccer. The Impact (3-3-2) will look to ...
Apr 23, 2019
Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation
CHICAGO - Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Empire" actor's attorneys, alleging that they repea...
Apr 23, 2019
Zelenskiy wins Ukraine's presidential election with 73%
KIEV, Ukraine - Full preliminary results show TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won Ukraine's presidential election with 73% of the vote. The Ukrainian Central Election Commission on Tuesday published t...
Apr 23, 2019
US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
DETROIT - U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem coul...
Apr 23, 2019
Singh says childhood abuse steeled him for scrutiny and stress of politics
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he decided to "take a chance" and share his story of childhood sexual abuse in hopes of helping other victims. He recounts the assaults for the first time&n...
Apr 23, 2019
Hundreds of Canadian troops deployed to flood zones in Quebec and N.B.
MONTREAL - Quebecers whose homes are repeatedly flooded may eventually be forced to move, Premier Francois Legault said Sunday as he toured an area enduring its second bout of spring flooding in three...
Apr 23, 2019
Red Deer rental rates among lowest of Alberta cities
A new report indicates Red Deer has one of the lowest average monthly rents in the province.The April national rent report produced by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting shows the averag...
Apr 23, 2019