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Notley to stay on as Alberta NDP leader for 2023 provincial election
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she will run for premier again in 2023. Notley, who said in December she would stay on as leader, confirmed those plans&...
Sep 17, 2020
COVID training reconnects lonely seniors with family caregivers
A one-hour training course is providing confidence to family caregivers who are providing care to loved ones isolated in residential care facilities because of COVID-19. Through a partnership with the...
Sep 17, 2020
Live music returns to Bo's in support of local artists, venues
Raising awareness for the music and arts industry is the goal behind an event happening Tuesday.Red Alert Red Deer - Save Canadian Stages will take place Sept. 22 from 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. at Bo's Bar an...
Sep 17, 2020
Wolf Creek Public Schools Superintendent leaving at year's end
The Superintendent for Wolf Creek Public Schools has announced the current school year will be his last. Jayson Lovell announced to staff this week that he will be stepping away at the conclusion of t...
Sep 17, 2020
Broadcaster Marci Ien looks to win Liberal nomination in Bill Morneau's old riding
OTTAWA - Broadcaster Marci Ien says she is throwing her hat in the ring to win the Liberal nomination in the riding formerly held by Bill Morneau.Morneau represented Toronto Centre for the Liberals du...
Sep 17, 2020
Doctors, patient advocates say telemedicine spurred by pandemic is here to stay
The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pande...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans
EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was originally scheduled to be held in...
Sep 17, 2020
2021 World Juniors to be held in Edmonton bubble, Red Deer to co-host in 2022
Red Deer and area hockey fans will have to wait another year to see live World Juniors action again. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday morning it has approved a proposal from ...
Sep 17, 2020
Post-secondary students paying for inaccessible services as they study online
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Students is crying foul over fees post-secondary institutions are charging for services and facilities students can't use. With classes having moved online due to t...
Sep 17, 2020
'Taken too soon, too violently': Woman whose husband, kids were shot dead speaks at funeral
OSHAWA, Ont. - A woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a grisly shooting in Oshawa, Ont., this month says getting from one day to the next sometimes feels like an "impossible ta...
Sep 17, 2020