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Rocky council defeats motion to explore mandatory masking bylaw
Despite rising case numbers of COVID-19 in the community, Rocky Mountain House town council has chosen not to consider a mandatory face coverings bylaw at this time. The decision was made during a reg...
Dec 07, 2020
TELUS sponsors $5,000 in support of Boys And Girls Club
TELUS recently presented a cheque to the Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer in the amount of $5,000. This was made possible by TELUS team members and retirees through the TELUS Payday Lottery Committee d...
Dec 07, 2020
Normandeau School suspending in-person classes due to rising COVID-19 cases
A school in north Red Deer is suspending in-person learning due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases affecting its students and staff. Normandeau School principal Lisa Spicer told parents in a lette...
Dec 07, 2020
Police testify at coroner's inquest into 2018 murder of Quebec toddler
QUEBEC - A coroner's inquest into the brutal 2018 murder of a two-year-old girl whose body was found dumped in a garbage can opened Monday with the testimony of the Quebec City police officers who inv...
Dec 07, 2020
Red Deer with 355 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta surpasses 20,000
Alberta reported another 1,735 cases of COVID-19 on Monday. That's out of 20,358 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 8.5 per cent. There are now 20,067 active cases in t...
Dec 07, 2020
Northern Ontario to use previous results to determine entries for nationals
The weekend did little to settle the uneasiness that executive director Bobby Ray was feeling after the Northern Ontario Curling Association cancelled its playdowns and announced it would invite last ...
Dec 07, 2020
Canada's Olympic, Paralympic swim trials will be invitation only
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials will be contracted to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim teams for this summer's Tokyo Games ...
Dec 07, 2020
Lions name head coach Rick Campbell, football operations director Neil McEvoy co-GMs
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell's list of job duties grew once again on Monday as the B.C. Lions named the head coach and defensive coordinator a co-general manager. Campbell will share the role with the cl...
Dec 07, 2020
Edmonton Football Team GM Brock Sunderland receives contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Football Team has extended the contract of general manager and vice president of football operations Brock Sunderland through the 2023 season. The CFL team said Monday the exte...
Dec 07, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 7
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 07, 2020