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Veteran CFL receiver Walker returns for another stint with the Edmonton Football Team
American receiver Derel Walker is back with the Edmonton Football Team. Walker returned to Edmonton on Friday. He spent the 2019 season with the Toronto Argonauts. Walker began his CFL career with Edm...
Jan 08, 2021
WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'Incoherent' policy
The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers r...
Jan 08, 2021
Red Deer unemployment rate dips below 10%
The unemployment rate for the Red Deer region slipped to 9.6 per cent in December, according to numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada. That's down from 10.4 per cent in November 2020 and three ...
Jan 08, 2021
Double murderer Ugo Fredette ordered to serve 25 years before chance of parole
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A judge has ordered a Quebec man found guilty of murdering two people in 2017 to serve 25 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Superior Court Justice Myriam Lachance d...
Jan 08, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 4,249 new cases of COVID-19 today. The figure is a new record for daily infections, even factori...
Jan 08, 2021
Less than 24 hours after acknowledging election loss, Trump again bucks up supporters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Less than 24 hours after acknowledging his election loss, U.S. President Donald Trump is again urging grassroots supporters to keep the faith. Trump, whose Twitter account was brief...
Jan 08, 2021
No unexpected side-effects from COVID-19 shots given in Canada so far: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has no reports of unexpected side-effects from patients vaccinated against COVID-19 thus far. Health Canada's chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma is releasing the first of ...
Jan 08, 2021
COVID creating ICU overflow, cancelled surgeries at Red Deer Regional Hospital
Already struggling with the capacity issues it's been dealing with for years, Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre continues to be pushed to its very limits by COVID-19."I've never seen it this bad, and ...
Jan 08, 2021
Senior IOC member says he's not sure Tokyo Games will happen
TOKYO - A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he "can't be certain" the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of the surging pandemic in Japan an...
Jan 08, 2021
Hockey Alberta cancels provincials
Hockey Alberta says it has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2021 Provincial Championships. "With the uncertainty we are facing in the fight against COVID-19, the decision has been made to can...
Jan 08, 2021