Author Archives:
Wild Rose and RDCRS staggering start dates for students
Alberta students are headed back to school with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announcing last week that school boards can choose to delay or stagger start dates.Both Wild Rose and Red Deer Catho...
Aug 28, 2020
AHS infant nutrition classes temporarily moving online
Parents who have questions about feeding their growing babies have access to a free, online infant nutrition class offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Led by a registered dietitian, the 90-minut...
Aug 28, 2020
NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing. In a ...
Aug 28, 2020
Sen. Mike Duffy loses appeal over lawsuit seeking damages from Senate
OTTAWA - An attempt by Sen. Mike Duffy to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his suspension without pay has been rejected. The Ontario C...
Aug 28, 2020
Trainer Carroll says plan is for Curlin's Voyage to run in Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Trainer Josie Carroll says the plan now is for Woodbine Oaks winner Curlin's Voyage to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate next month. Curlin's Voyage served notice Aug. 15 that she'd b...
Aug 28, 2020
Market Watch: Aug. 28
Big Picture S&P 500, Nasdaq Keep Climbing; Fed Revamps Inflation Policy Investor optimism over a potential treatment for coronavirus sent N.A. stocks climbing on Monday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
Aug 28, 2020
In a week of layoffs, MGM Resorts adds 18,000 more
MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across numerous U.S. industries, particularly those that really on healthy crowds of people. Casinos in Nevada cl...
Aug 28, 2020
Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused ...
Aug 28, 2020