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Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is ready to call in the army to help First Nations, Inuit or Metis communities contend with COVID-19. Indigenous leaders f...
Apr 01, 2020

Town of Blackfalds announces layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Another central Alberta municipality has had to make the difficult decision of laying-off staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, the Town of Blackfalds announced temporary staff lay-offs due...
Apr 01, 2020

Red Deer Mounties investigating drug-related, targeted shooting
Red Deer RCMP are investigating what they believe to be a drug-related, targeted shooting in Riverside Meadows Sunday night.It happened around 5:00 p.m. on Mar.29, when police responded to a 9-1-1 cal...
Apr 01, 2020

Red Deer’s Garden Plot Program closed for 2020 due to pandemic
Red Deerians who make use of a city program to grow their own food won't be able to do so this year.The City of Red Deer has closed its Garden Plot Program for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. City ...
Apr 01, 2020 (Photo: Jen Stange)

Ujiri would love to season salvaged, but global health should be focus right now
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri would love to see the remainder of the NBA season salvaged somehow. But the Toronto Raptors president said, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has brought the sports world to...
Apr 01, 2020

Wolfpack stuck between a rock and a hard place as rugby league ponders future
TORONTO - As English rugby league faces an uncertain future due to COVID-19, the Toronto Wolfpack find themselves once again between a rock and a hard place. The team's next payday comes the...
Apr 01, 2020

First responders salute hospital workers, young boy with special parades
Red Deer's first responders are making it loud and clear to the local community that when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis, they're all in it together.This spirit of unity was on full display Tuesday n...
Apr 01, 2020 Red Deer Regional Hospital workers wave at an ambulance driving by as part of a special parade Tuesday evening in their honour. (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)

Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs
A quick look at some of the federal COVID-19 benefit programs and who qualifies for assistance: Canada Emergency Response Benefit The CERB pays a monthly $2,000 payment to workers who wouldn't ot...
Apr 01, 2020

UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption
UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines on Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be able to resume, as it continues to grapple with the challenge of completing c...
Apr 01, 2020

Sens say four more members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19
The Ottawa Senators say four additional members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to six. The team announced Wednesday that the people in question travelle...
Apr 01, 2020