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Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared
TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...
May 08, 2020
CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season
TORONTO - In Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brian Jones' mind, the CFL and CFL Players' Association are at a crossroads. The two sides were scheduled to meet Friday to continue talks on potential contin...
May 08, 2020
Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 people
TYRONE, Ga. - Former NBA player Shannon Brown faces charges in suburban Atlanta after he was accused of firing a rifle at two people who were looking at homes for sale, police said. Brown, 34, was arr...
May 08, 2020
Clearview provides $131,000 in nutrition dollars to local food banks
Clearview Public Schools is donating unspent nutrition dollars totaling almost $131,000 to local food banks in Coronation, Castor, Stettler and Big Valley. District officials say the funds are part of...
May 08, 2020
Market Watch: May 8
Big Picture N.A. Markets Clinging to Positive Sentiment, Despite Downbeat Data Despite renewed hostilities between the U.S. and China, and a host of discouraging economic data, N.A. markets remain foc...
May 08, 2020
Tourism Red Deer announces Rene Rondeau as new Executive Director
Tourism Red Deer will soon have a new Executive Director taking the helm of the organization. Rene Rondeau begins his journey as Executive Director starting on a part-time basis May 15, and full-time ...
May 08, 2020
Baseball Alberta cancels all in-person events through Sept. 1
Baseball Alberta has announced that its Board of Directors has made the "difficult decision to cancel all in-person Baseball Alberta sanctioned events and activities until September 1, 2020 due to the...
May 08, 2020
Canada pushes African debt relief to ward off COVID-19 economic crisis: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's development minister says the government is pushing international actors to provide debt relief in Africa and other less-developed regions to help fight threats of hunger, econo...
May 08, 2020
Senators: 'Options' coming for ticktholders as NHL season remains on pause
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators say they will offer options for ticket holders looking for refunds or credits as the NHL season remains on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team said in a release t...
May 08, 2020
Wanted man arrested in Brazeau County following lengthy police dog track
The Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CAD CRU) got their man with the assistance of multiple police resources and over five hours of tracking by the Police Dog Services Unit.On April 30, ...
May 08, 2020