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Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
GAMPELA, Burkina Faso - The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator. From factory to syringe, the world's most promising coro...
Oct 19, 2020
Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests
BANGKOK - Thai authorities worked Monday to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting t...
Oct 19, 2020
Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia appeared Monday to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power last year after leftist President Evo Morales...
Oct 19, 2020
Quebec town of Abestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
ASBESTOS, Que. - The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. During a livestreamed council meeting Monday night, Mayor Hugues Grimard a...
Oct 19, 2020
Red Deer now with 39 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer now has 39 active cases of COVID-19, according to Monday's updated online statistics from Alberta Health. That's an increase of four from the last report on Friday. The number of recoveries i...
Oct 19, 2020
Resiliency a key theme during Small Business Week
This week is small business week across Canada and the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is reminding you to support local.CEO Rick More says the week is meant to celebrate and recognize the i...
Oct 19, 2020
66th annual Westerner Dairy Showcase goes this week
The long running Westerner Dairy Showcase will go ahead this week with pandemic rules in place.Dairy farmers and industry pros are excited to gather at Westerner Park Oct. 22-24 to network and reconne...
Oct 19, 2020
Lacombe Food Bank receives 'enormous' donation from local business
A very large and surprise donation was dropped off to the Lacombe Food Bank earlier this month.Through a national initiative to give back to the 13 communities where the company has locations, Fraserw...
Oct 19, 2020
ACAC looking at options for sports in winter, spring
EDMONTON - The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference is continuing to explore its options for sports in the winter 2021 semester.Red Deer College (RDC Athletics) is a member of the ACAC.When the confer...
Oct 19, 2020
RDC reports two COVID-19 cases
Red Deer College says it has been notified that two members of its community have tested positive for COVID-19. College officials say these individuals are now in self-isolation.The college said in a ...
Oct 19, 2020