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Top court overturns oilsands mine approval over Aboriginal concerns for land
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred. The Court of Appeal sa...
Apr 24, 2020

Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax
AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...
Apr 24, 2020

Brazeau County Council hears updates on RCMP crime reports and fire service calls
Criminal Code offences in the Drayton Valley and Thorsby areas appears to be on the downward trend, according RCMP.Brazeau County Council this week received updates from Staff Sergeant Harpreet Dhaliw...
Apr 24, 2020

Brazeau County passes final budget, offers rebate for taxes paid by June
Brazeau County has passed its 2020 final budget. The budget maintains zero or minimal fees for permits and services, maintains service levels, and invests $11 million in capital projects, to support j...
Apr 24, 2020

Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada
Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...
Apr 24, 2020

Red Deerian hosting COVID-19 food drive this Sunday
With an increased number of people struggling to put food on their tables during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Red Deer man has taken it upon himself to do what he can to help.Keith Henderson, a member o...
Apr 24, 2020

Trudeau unveils rent relief for small businesses hurt by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing significant rent relief for businesses that can't afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to...
Apr 24, 2020

WATCH: Premier Kenney announces actions to support economy and energy sector
Premier Jason Kenney announced today Alberta's Site Rehabilitation Plan, an initiative that will put 5,300 Albertans to work remediating wells, pipelines, and oil and gas sites.The program will launch...
Apr 24, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

PM: Rent relief coming for businesses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced rent relief is on the way for businesses that haven't been able to pay their landlords due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Trudeau said a deal has been reached on the ...
Apr 24, 2020

Don't inject disinfectant: Blunt pushback on Trump musing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's comment that disinfectants perhaps could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19 received heavy pushback from health and other officials Friday and even prompte...
Apr 24, 2020