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Chamber relieved total lockdown avoided
Officials with the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce are breathing a sigh of relief that new provincial government measures to address growing COVID-19 cases in the province do not include a t...
Nov 25, 2020
Albertans need to follow all COVID-19 measures to be successful: Hinshaw
Alberta's chief medical officer of health repeated her message that the daily rise in COVID-19 cases in the province, as well as the growing number and extent of outbreaks in acute care facilities, re...
Nov 25, 2020
New health measures force changes at City of Lacombe facilities
The City of Lacombe is making adjustments to its regular operations following newly announced public health measures from the province on Tuesday to combat the spread of COVID-19.On Wednesday, City of...
Nov 25, 2020
Red Deer with 149 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta records 500th death
Alberta announced another 1,265 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. That's out of 15,644 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 8.1 per cent.There are now 13,719 active cases in t...
Nov 25, 2020
Magical Day: A memorable Canadian one-off with the mighty Maradona
It's a play that remains fresh in soccer coach Peter Pinizzotto's mind even though it happened nearly 25 years ago. Argentine great Diego Maradona -- making a one-off appearance to play with brother L...
Nov 25, 2020
Van attack trial delayed until Thursday so experts can view Minassian's interviews
TORONTO - The murder trial for the man who killed 10 people after driving a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk has been delayed until Thursday. The judge has given the Crown and its experts a few day...
Nov 25, 2020
Around 1,300 national exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions given out: officials
OTTAWA - Immigration officials say the federal government granted 1,300 national interest exemptions during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people into Canada who don't qualify under current border res...
Nov 25, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update day after new measures announced
A day after the provincial government announced a series of new measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, Alberta's top doctor is set to provide her latest on the current situation in the prov...
Nov 25, 2020
Boucher says big contract won't change him; taking care of his mom is a priority
Chris Boucher's story has played out like a feel-good sports movie, the kind where everyone cheers for the underdog. Riding an overnight bus as a homeless teenager. Dropping out of high school and wor...
Nov 25, 2020
Family of Lacombe murder victim 'disgusted' with justice system
A central Alberta family is expressing its disgust with Canada's justice system after a woman co-accused in the death of a family member had her charges withdrawn.The family of Jeffery Kraft, a 20-yea...
Nov 25, 2020