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Healthy Crepeau, Hasal creates 'keeper competition for Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Thomas Hasal doesn't believe in curses, even if it seemed that there must have been a jinx on the Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeepers last season. The club saw four different 'keepers occupy t...
Mar 11, 2021
Alberta launches pilot program for rapid testing in schools
Starting in mid-March, rapid COVID-19 tests will be offered at two Calgary schools to help assess rapid on-site testing in schools.Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says more than 100,000 kits will ...
Mar 11, 2021
Red Deer couple first to receive COVID vaccine at Walmart pharmacy
A couple from Red Deer recently became the first people in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a Walmart pharmacy. Joseph and Grace Brown received the vaccine from pharmacist Shaimaa Ali last week...
Mar 11, 2021
No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says
OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says there is no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces. Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told a defence conference today that wi...
Mar 11, 2021
Red Deer’s active COVID-19 case count reaches four-month low
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count has reached a four-month low.The latest update from the province shows there are 135 active cases in the city as of Thursday, a decrease of 26 over the past 24 ho...
Mar 11, 2021
Analysis: CFL, XFL could form a relationship that provides benefits for both leagues
TORONTO - Anything and everything, it seems, will be on the table with the CFL and XFL poised to begin serious discussions on a potential partnership. And it would appear, at first glance, both have s...
Mar 11, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps hire Ricardo Clark as assistant coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added American midfielder Ricardo Clark to their coaching ranks. The 'Caps announced Thursday that the former Houston Dynamo player has been hired as an assist...
Mar 11, 2021
'We were able to power through': Bettman reflects on NHL shutdown a year later
Gary Bettman had just returned home when he got a call telling him to turn on his TV. The NBA had a player test positive for COVID-19 minutes before the start of a game - inside an arena packed with f...
Mar 11, 2021
Public school board stands behind Diversity Week decision
The board of trustees for Red Deer Public Schools will not be reconsidering its decision regarding Pride Week.Board Chair Nicole Buchanan said Wednesday the board voted against Trustee Dianne Macaulay...
Mar 11, 2021
LaGrange, Shandro, Hinshaw share Alberta's COVID-19 update for March 11
Alberta's education and health ministers will be joining the chief medical officer of health to provide the latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Adriana LaGrange, Tyler Shandro and ...
Mar 11, 2021