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Cracks start to show in UK jobs market as unemployment rises
LONDON - Unemployment in the U.K. edged up in July even though large parts of the economy reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, a signal that the jobless rate is set to spike higher when a governme...
Sep 15, 2020

Federal Reserve to meet after sharp changes to its outlook
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers will meet this week for the first time since they significantly revised the Fed's operating framework in ways that will likely keep short-term interest rates ...
Sep 15, 2020

City issues call for applications for Community Recreation Enhancement Grant
Non-profit groups are invited to apply for funding through The City of Red Deer's Community Recreation Enhancement Grant. The program provides funding to enhance the delivery of community recreation p...
Sep 15, 2020

Innisfail Smile Cookie Campaign supports mentoring programs
Back again for its 24th year, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie week is supporting charities in communities across the country. This includes Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District in Innisfail - on...
Sep 15, 2020

Central Alberta Film Festival lifts curtain on partnership with CMHA
Organizers say the 2020 edition of the Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) will take place onsite at Festival Hall in Red Deer October 14-17. This year, the Canadian Mental Health Association will ru...
Sep 15, 2020

Asbestos, Que., unveils four possibilities in short list for new town name
ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...
Sep 15, 2020

Hadwin, Conners, Hughes playing as Canadian threesome at US Open
MAMARONECK, N.Y. - An all-Canadian threesome will play the first two rounds of the U.S. Open together. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas,...
Sep 15, 2020

Canadian Denis Shapovalov knocks off Guido Pella in first-round match
ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the second round of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat world No. 37 Guido Pella of Argentina 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday at th...
Sep 15, 2020

Council makes 'pro-business move' by not limiting height at Baymont property
Despite a substantial amount of pushback from a neighbouring seniors condominium, there will be no height maximum for the owners of the Baymont Inn & Suites at their subdivided downtown property.T...
Sep 15, 2020

Town identifies teen victims of weekend car crash in New Brunswick
BLACKVILLE, N.B. - The village of Blackville, N.B., has identified the three teenaged boys who were killed in a car crash over the weekend. Ty Croft and Denver Jardine, both 17, and 16-year-...
Sep 15, 2020