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Tam says she will pay close attention to review of pandemic-warning system
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she won't get ahead of an independent review of the early-warning unit in her agency that's meant to flag potential pandemics. Dr. Theresa ...
Sep 08, 2020
US officials: Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House
WASHINGTON - Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The officials said senior deleg...
Sep 08, 2020
Canadians maintain strong trust in doctors and scientists during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to still have solid faith in doctors and scientists nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey done for Proof Strategies over the Labour Day weekend suggests ...
Sep 08, 2020
RDC welcomes learners for "unique" academic year
Another school year is underway at Red Deer College with the majority of its roughly 6,200 students enrolled for online learning this fall.College officials say there are approximately 13 per cent few...
Sep 08, 2020
CONCACAF pushes back start of 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign to March 2021
TORONTO - Canada will have to wait until at least March to start its qualifying journey for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. CONCACAF's already-delayed qualifiers were to start in the FIFA international m...
Sep 08, 2020
Charges: 2 killed detective, informant in robbery attempt
CLEVELAND - Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt. David McDaniel Jr., 18, of Clevela...
Sep 08, 2020
Canadian lawyers demand freedom for ailing, hunger-striking 'Mandela of Iran'
OTTAWA - The Canadian legal team for an imprisoned Iranian human-rights lawyer is calling for federal sanctions and United Nations intervention as she wages a life-threatening hunger strike entering i...
Sep 08, 2020
Hospice Handbag event kicks off with a new twist
Gather around your computer and join the Red Deer Hospice Society as we kick off our Hospice Handbag Online Auction! Typically held as a luncheon every other year, the 2020 version will offer everyone...
Sep 08, 2020
N.B. Liberal leader promises to put province's economic agency 'on steroids'
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers says the province needs a growth agenda, not what he says are austerity and cuts promoted by Premier Blaine Higgs. Vickers told a business audience ...
Sep 08, 2020
'Soft' hiring climate expected in Red Deer to finish 2020
Red Deer area employers expect a soft hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,"Survey data reveals that 17% of employers plan to ...
Sep 08, 2020