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Canadian imams urge Muslim community to get vaccinated against COVID-19
CALGARY - Canadian imams are urging members of the Muslim community to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Twenty-five religious leaders have issued a joint statement pointi...
Aug 25, 2021
Torrent of online 'toxicity,' including hate, targeting election candidates: study
OTTAWA, Kan. - A project examining more than 350,000 comments sent to candidates on Twitter during the first week of the federal election campaign found more than a quarter of the tweets were consider...
Aug 25, 2021
COVID-19 immunization clinic to be held at Red Deer Polytechnic
In partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) will be offering a drop-in immunization clinic on main campus next month. Immunizers will be administering mRNA (either Pf...
Aug 25, 2021
Liberals promise to make profitable banks contribute billions to economic recovery
SURREY, B.C. - The federal Liberals are pledging to make Canada's profitable financial sector contribute billions of dollars annually to help people bounce back from the hard times of the COVID-19 pan...
Aug 25, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to lower cellphone and internet bills
WINDSOR, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would work to lower Canadians' cellphone and internet bills. Singh that he would mandate a cap on the average price of a cellphone or internet plan as ...
Aug 25, 2021
Proposed business licence bylaw amendments to help deter crime
Red Deer city council has passed first reading on a number of Business Licence Bylaw amendments which aim to ease community anxiety about crime and community safety. Public engagement sessions were ho...
Aug 25, 2021
Red Deer walk-in COVID-19 immunization clinic now open seven days a week
Albertans born in 2009 or before who have not yet received their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are being encouraged to visit Westerner Park Exhibition Hall, 4847A 19 St. for drop-in imm...
Aug 25, 2021
House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a host of records from Donald Trump's White House and several of his administration's inte...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021
City of Red Deer provides $75,000 for Riggers, CFR
Two major sporting events in central Alberta have received a nice boost from Red Deer city council.Council approved $25,000 to the Red Deer Riggers Baseball Organization to support the 2023 Men's AAA ...
Aug 25, 2021