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Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused ...
Aug 28, 2020
School transit service to start next week, mandatory mask use in effect
After a busy week launching Red Deer Transit's new route system, City officials note there are more changes to come next week. Starting Aug. 31, school service begins again, and masks will be mandator...
Aug 28, 2020
RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments
Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a matc...
Aug 28, 2020
MEGlobal Athletic Park breaks ground on field house expansion
Work will soon get underway on the expansion of MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe.On Aug. 26, the Lacombe Athletic Park Association (LAPA) held its official, "physically distanced" groundbreaking on t...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
Some sports ready to return, but other schedules remain murky in week of protests
The professional sports schedule is expected to start getting busier on Friday after a string of postponements the past two days, but it won't be back to normal just yet. While the NBA has said it hop...
Aug 28, 2020
NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements
NEW YORK - The NHL playoffs will resume with three games on Saturday after all games Thursday and Friday were postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, i...
Aug 28, 2020
N.B. Liberals promise to try and prevent nurse drain from health-care system
FREDERICTON - Health care continues to be a major issue on New Brunswick's election campaign trail. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers said today in Fredericton if his party forms government,...
Aug 28, 2020