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Federal government earmarking $77M to keep food-processing industry safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday more than $77 million to help keep workers in the food-processing industry safe. The news comes as a Cargill meat-packing plant in High River, Alta., so...
May 05, 2020
Maintenance upgrades continue at Red Deer Provincial Building
Work is about halfway complete on upgrades being done to the Red Deer Provincial Building.The $1.2 million project is seeing the chiller and air handling unit at the building replaced.This work is par...
May 05, 2020
Athleteics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky
OTTAWA - Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympi...
May 05, 2020
Leafs' Holl: American players waiting for 'concrete plan' before crossing border
TORONTO - Maple Leafs defenceman Justin Holl is ready to go. He's just waiting for the green light. Holl has spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the NHL, and much of North Ame...
May 05, 2020
Scientist says he was fired after concerns over malaria drug
WASHINGTON - A government scientist says he was ousted from his position after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to "flood" coronavirus hot spots like New York and New Jersey with ...
May 05, 2020
Friends of the Corridor Schools raises thousands for projects in Condor and Leslieville
In the spring of 2018, David Thompson High School along Highway 11 was slated to close due to its sewage lagoon not meeting code and being too expensive to fix.Alberta Education saw that it would be m...
May 05, 2020
Scientists concerned focus on COVID-19 disrupting regular health research funds
OTTAWA - Canada's health research granting agency has postponed its usual funding competition due to COVID-19, sparking concern the lack of money could disrupt regular health research. The Canadian In...
May 05, 2020
Toronto FC chef still hard at work and getting rave reviews during pandemic
TORONTO - Chef Elaine Flamenco is valued by Toronto FC players, coaches and staff for far more than her food. Flamenco and her culinary team at the MLS club's north Toronto training facility...
May 05, 2020
Nominations wanted for Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Fame
STONY PLAIN, AB -- You have an opportunity to nominate an outstanding individual who has made significant contribution to the agriculture and food industry. Since 1951, the Hall of Fame has celebrated...
May 05, 2020 Sun setting on flooded field -- filephoto
National chief calls COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north is alarming.Perry Bellegarde notes there's been a steady rise in cases mainly from in and a...
May 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)