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Finnigan named permanent superintendent for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
After conducting a nation-wide search over the past four months, the Board of Trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has decided the right person to be the division's superintendent is the on...
Oct 27, 2020

Mi'kmaq band finds buyer for portion of lobster catch after alleged blacklisting
HALIFAX - A First Nation in Nova Scotia that was struggling to sell its lobster amid tensions over its self-regulated fishery says it has managed to find a buyer for a portion of its catch. Chief Mike...
Oct 27, 2020

Feds split rapid-housing cash between big cities, offer up rest for projects
OTTAWA - Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless. Canad...
Oct 27, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:50 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's COVID Alert app is up to 4.8 million downloads. But, he says, Canada is n...
Oct 27, 2020

One more huge chip deal in 2020; AMD buys Xilinx for $35B
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Advanced Micro Devices is buying Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers and accelerate an already rapid-fire pace of merger...
Oct 27, 2020

BP reports 3Q earnings plunge amid falling demand
LONDON - BP plc says third-quarter earnings plunged 96% as the COVID-19 pandemic reduced energy prices and demand. The London-based oil company said Tuesday that profits, excluding one-time items and ...
Oct 27, 2020

Canada-U. S. refugee pact to remain in place until court challenge is resolved
OTTAWA - A judge says a refugee pact between Canada and the United States will remain in place until a full legal hearing of the measure is resolved.In a new ruling, Federal Court of Appeal Justice Da...
Oct 27, 2020

City policing priorities achievable, says Red Deer's top cop
City council gave unanimous approval on Monday to new policing priorities for Red Deer RCMP to focus on for the next couple of years.The updated policing priorities for 2020-2022 centre on three prior...
Oct 27, 2020

Poll suggests Canadians skittish on future immigration increases as pandemic persists
OTTAWA - New data suggests that Canadians are feeling skittish about any future increases in immigration levels for the next 12 months. Fifty-two per cent of those polled by Leger and the Associ...
Oct 27, 2020

Red Deer RCMP encouraging citizens to report all crime
Since launching online reporting for non-urgent crimes earlier this year, Red Deer RCMP say they've been getting about one report a day. It was in June when City Mounties made it possible for Red Deer...
Oct 27, 2020