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Techies and travellers win in Alberta budget; vapers lose with new tax
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Techies: The province is investing $20...
Feb 27, 2020
B.C. can't be punished by feds if private-care proponent wins case: lawyer
VANCOUVER - Government lawyers have made irrelevant arguments in British Columbia Supreme Court by saying the province would lose millions of dollars a year in federal funding if a lawsuit seeking an ...
Feb 27, 2020
Canada prepared to monitor for community spread of COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top public-health official Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada has begun to look at tracking local spread of the novel coronavirus, just as the United States confirmed a case ...
Feb 27, 2020
Quebec reports first presumptive case of coronavirus, woman from Montreal area
MONTREAL - Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's first presumptive case of the new coronavirus. Health Minister Danielle McCann announced Thursday night that the patient, a woman...
Feb 27, 2020
What happens if the Red Deer Rebels need an emergency goalie?
David Ayres captured the attention of the entire country, and the state of North Carolina, Saturday night when he was called upon by the Carolina Hurricanes to step between the pipes during a Hockey N...
Feb 27, 2020 Rebels goalie Ethan Anders in action on Feb. 8, 2020 (Photo: Rob Wallator)
Red Deer Sports and Outdoor Show goes this weekend
The Red Deer Sports and Outdoor Show returns to Westerner Park this weekend.The show, now in its 54th year, will feature local businesses, clubs and celebrities from the world of the outdoors. "It's t...
Feb 27, 2020
RDC Kings Volleyball advance to provincial semfi-finals
The RDC Kings are off to a good start at the ACAC Men's Volleyball Championships in Lethbridge after beating The Kings University Eagles in the quarter-finals on Thursday by three sets to one. In the ...
Feb 27, 2020 (Photo: ACAC/Lethbridge Kodiaks)
Alberta government files red-ink budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta budget is counting on oil and gas bouncing back while recognizing it's time to put more money and effort into areas such as high-tech and tourism.But with a bottom line still de...
Feb 27, 2020
Alberta Budget commits $7M for Red Deer emergency shelter
The latest provincial budget contains more good news for Red Deer in the form of a $7 million commitment for a 160-bed, 24/7 shelter.The item included in the budget tabled Thursday reads, "The governm...
Feb 27, 2020 rdnewsNOW file photo of a rough sleeper camp in Red Deer.
Red Deer-South MLA breaks down latest provincial budget
The following is an editorial from Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan following the tabling of the latest provincial budget on Thursday.---Today, February 27, 2020, the Government of Alberta delivered t...
Feb 27, 2020