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Battle of the Rockies becomes latest cancelled event
One of the latest events to fall victim to restrictions put in place due to COVID-19 is the annual Battle of the Rockies, which is hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chuckwagon Association (RMCA).The latest...
Apr 24, 2020 (File photo)
Drayton Valley RCMP report: April 16 - 23
April 168:20 am - Drayton Valley - 49 Avenue - Complainant reporting vandalism to two work trucks overnight. Suspects smashed vehicle door handles with crowbars. 8:55 am - Brazeau County - Hwy 22 - Co...
Apr 24, 2020
World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Triathlon Union announced the cancellation Friday, saying the global pandemic has ma...
Apr 24, 2020
CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
WASHINGTON - A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government's budge...
Apr 24, 2020
Top court overturns oilsands mine approval over Aboriginal concerns for land
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred. The Court of Appeal sa...
Apr 24, 2020
Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax
AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...
Apr 24, 2020
Brazeau County Council hears updates on RCMP crime reports and fire service calls
Criminal Code offences in the Drayton Valley and Thorsby areas appears to be on the downward trend, according RCMP.Brazeau County Council this week received updates from Staff Sergeant Harpreet Dhaliw...
Apr 24, 2020
Brazeau County passes final budget, offers rebate for taxes paid by June
Brazeau County has passed its 2020 final budget. The budget maintains zero or minimal fees for permits and services, maintains service levels, and invests $11 million in capital projects, to support j...
Apr 24, 2020
Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada
Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...
Apr 24, 2020
Red Deerian hosting COVID-19 food drive this Sunday
With an increased number of people struggling to put food on their tables during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Red Deer man has taken it upon himself to do what he can to help.Keith Henderson, a member o...
Apr 24, 2020