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Dutch court convicts tram shooter of deadly terror attack
A Dutch court convicted a radicalized Muslim man Friday of murder with a terrorist motive and sentenced him to life imprisonment for opening fire on a tram and killing four people last year. The defen...
Mar 20, 2020
Volunteer Central creates information hub for COVID-19 response
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Volunteer Central is creating an information hub on our website. The intention of the hub is to communicate your organizational needs to the community an...
Mar 20, 2020
Blackfalds teacher is Division finalist for ASBA Edwin Parr Award
To honour excellence in first-year teachers, the Board of Trustees have selected Nicole Adrian from St. Gregory the Great Catholic School in Blackfalds as Division finalist for the Alberta School Boar...
Mar 20, 2020
Sobeys installs Plexiglas shields, other measures, to fight spread of COVID-19
Plexiglas shields at cash registers are among new measures that Sobeys grocery stores announced on Friday morning to help protect customers and staff from COVID-19. Store hours will also be reduc...
Mar 20, 2020
Securing medical supplies and TV doctors offering help; In The News for March 20
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 March 20 ... COV...
Mar 20, 2020
Music festival, barbecue championship postponed in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Beale Street Music Festival and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, have been postponed because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Memphis in May ...
Mar 19, 2020
Air Canada lays off more than 5,000 flight attendants amid COVID-19 pandemic
MONTREAL - A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the...
Mar 19, 2020
Broncos' Thibeaux recognized as one of country's top collegiate players
Brittany Thibeaux of the Olds College Broncos women's basketball team has been named a 2019-20 All-Canadian by the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.Thibeaux had one of the most balanced season...
Mar 19, 2020 Olds College Broncos basketball star Brittany Thibeaux (#22 white) takes a jump shot in a game against the Medicine Hat College Rattlers. (Olds College)
City of Red Deer offering deferral on utilities, free parking downtown
The City of Red Deer is introducing new economic measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Residential, farm, and small commercial customers can now defer payments for water, sewer and waste utili...
Mar 19, 2020
New app helps Albertans access health care
Albertans can now meet with Alberta-licensed physicians through their smartphone, thanks to an initiative by TELUS Health.The province says "Babylon by TELUS Health" is a service already available in ...
Mar 19, 2020 (Photo: Telus Health)