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St. Joseph High School goes back to online learning
For the second time in as many months St. Joseph High School in Red Deer has gone to online learning due to the number of COVID-19 cases affecting the school's population. A letter to parents dated Fe...
Mar 02, 2021
'Door is open:' Ottawa ready to help pork producers affected by Olymel shutdown
The federal government says the door is open to help producers affected by the closure of a central Alberta pork plant where an outbreak of COVID-19 has infected hundreds of workers and resulted in th...
Mar 02, 2021
Hospital: SUV carrying 27 crashes with semitruck, killing 15
EL CENTRO, Calif. - An SUV believed to be carrying 27 people crashed into a semitruck Tuesday on a Southern California highway, killing 15 people and leaving others injured, hospital officials said. J...
Mar 02, 2021
Families nervous ahead of verdict in Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - Some of the Toronto van attack victims and their families are nervously waiting to learn the fate of the man whose deadly rampage three years ago changed their lives forever.On Wednesday mor...
Mar 02, 2021
Alberta Securities Commission launches awareness campaign for Fraud Prevention Month
Investment fraud is on the rise, and the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) wants to help bring awareness to it, as well as educate younger people on what they can do to prevent it.Incidents of fraud...
Mar 02, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba announces two-phased loosening of COVID-19 restrictions
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is loosening some of its COVID-19 restrictions as its case numbers continue to drop. Starting Friday, people will be allowed to have another entire household visit i...
Mar 02, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald to make PFL debut on April 29
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald will make his PFL debut April 29 against David (Bulldawg) Michaud. MacDonald, a former UFC title contender and Bellator champion, signed with PFL in Dec...
Mar 02, 2021
Senators forward Stepan will miss rest of the season after left shoulder surgery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators say forward Derek Stepan requires shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the NHL season. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a release that Stepan suff...
Mar 02, 2021
Demond inquiry: psychiatrist says Desmond was eager to improve his life and marriage
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry into a triple murder and suicide involving a former soldier heard today that Lionel Desmond wanted to be a better father and husband as he started his final phase of...
Mar 02, 2021
Alberta RCMP provides tips on how to spot a scam
EDMONTON - March is the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's (ACCPA) fraud prevention month. Each year, the ACCPA hosts events for Albertans to learn more about the ways in which fraudulen...
Mar 02, 2021