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Learning to live with COVID-19 requires permanent fixes to vulnerable settings
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says stopping COVID-19 and any future outbreaks will require not only a permanent increase to how often we wash our hands, but a rethinking of how we...
Apr 27, 2020
Minister LaGrange marks Education Week amid ongoing concern from teachers
April 27 to May 1 is Education Week in Alberta, and the minister responsible for that portfolio shared a statement Monday to mark the occasion."The theme of Education Week is 'Learning is a Journey' a...
Apr 27, 2020 St. Joseph High School in Red Deer (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic
Canada's farmers markets, traditionally reliant on bustling crowds paying cash for locally produced food, seem particularly ill-suited to the age of physical distancing. But those in the ind...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 spreads in homeless shelter, WHO seeks funds; In The News for April 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 25 ... ---...
Apr 27, 2020
Hayley Wickenheiser and Ryan Reynolds hear N.S. rampage widower's plea for PPE
Two famous Canadians have heard a man's plea to protect Nova Scotian health-care workers like his wife who was killed in a murderous rampage. Hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted Friday that...
Apr 27, 2020
Volunteers use 3D printers to make personal protective equipment during pandemic
TORONTO - Groups of volunteers across Canada are using 3D printers to produce personal protective equipment and other essential supplies at a breakneck speed - an effort some say could have a lasting ...
Apr 27, 2020
N.S. mass murder shows the public threat of domestic violence, say experts
Before blazing a trail of carnage across Nova Scotia, the man behind one of Canada's worst mass killings attacked his longtime girlfriend - a story domestic violence experts say is eerily familiar. Po...
Apr 27, 2020
Mixed messages as Ontario, Quebec prepare to unveil tentative plans to reopen
OTTAWA - Residents of Canada's two largest provinces are expected to learn this week what the path to a new normal might look like when the governments of Ontario and Quebec unveil their ini...
Apr 27, 2020
NBA 2K League to start third season May 5 with at least six weeks of remote play
The NBA 2K League's third season, whose original March 24 tipoff was delayed by the global pandemic, will start May 5. The esports campaign will open with at least six weeks of remote game play, the l...
Apr 27, 2020
End of the line for former Red Deer landmark
Curious onlookers gathered near the site of a long time Red Deer landmark on Monday to witness its demolition. Located on the southeast corner of Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street, the former Northwest Motor...
Apr 27, 2020 Demolition of the former Northwest Motors dealership at Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street began Monday. The site will become home to a gas bar operated by Central Alberta Co-op. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)