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Classic Cleaners helping combat COVID-19 one mask at a time
A Red Deer business is doing what it can to contribute to the greater good during the current period of crisis.Classic Cleaners started last Monday on making face masks with the stockpiled cotton fabr...
Apr 20, 2020 Staff at Classic Cleaners in south Red Deer are working hard to make masks that they're both donating and selling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Supplied)
Drive-thru market in Gasoline Alley a hit with locals
Central Albertans have been capitalizing in big numbers on their chance to purchase fresh, locally sourced produce for their dinner tables during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past four weeks, Innisf...
Apr 20, 2020 (Innisfail Growers)
Number of COVID-19 cases in Red Deer remains 32
The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Alberta on Monday rose by 105 to a total of 2,905. The number of cases in the Central zone rose by one to 77. In Red Deer, 32 cases are reported, including thr...
Apr 20, 2020
Many who knew N.S. gunman struggle to come to terms with killing spree
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Neighbours and schoolmates of the man responsible for a killing spree that left at least 19 people dead in northern Nova Scotia were attempting Monday to come&nb...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their anger was stoked l...
Apr 20, 2020
Pandemic strikes at a pivotal time in women's professional hockey
Women's professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (P...
Apr 20, 2020
Alberta shares COVID-19 update for April 20
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. (Mon. April 20).Y...
Apr 20, 2020
Red Deer woman loses three family members in Nova Scotia massacre
A Red Deer woman is mourning the sudden loss of three family members in this weekend's devastating shooting massacre in Nova Scotia. Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her sister Jolene Oliver, brother-in-law...
Apr 20, 2020 Emily Tuck, Jolene Oliver and Aaron Tuck (Photo: GoFundMe page)
Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires. Trudeau told ...
Apr 20, 2020
Warner Bros. delays many releases including 'The Batman'
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is delaying a batch of theatrical releases including "The Batman" and "The Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark." The studio says Monday that "The Sopranos" film wil...
Apr 20, 2020