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January numbers show fewer people working in Red Deer than December
The local unemployment rate was down again last month, but so too was the number of people in the region that are working. Friday's latest numbers from Statistics Canada show the unemployment rate in ...
Feb 06, 2021

Season officially done for Red Deer Minor Hockey
Red Deer Minor Hockey has officially pulled the plug on its 2020-21 season.It was announced by Hockey Alberta earlier this week that associated leagues would need to conclude play."Our staff will be w...
Feb 06, 2021

Edmonton police investigate two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women
EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton say they are investigating two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women on the same day. The first took place around noon on Wednesday at the University of Al...
Feb 06, 2021

Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege
WASHINGTON - The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is more than an effort to convict the former president of inciting an insurrection. It's a chance for a public accounting and remembrance of the wors...
Feb 06, 2021

Alberta allowing limited school and team sports activity starting Monday
Limited school and minor sport training will be allowed once again in Alberta starting Monday.The move is part of Step 1 of Alberta's four-step framework to ease COVID-19 restrictions as pressure on t...
Feb 06, 2021

WHL U.S. teams to start play March 19
American-based teams in the Western Hockey League (WHL) will be back on the ice Friday, March 19.The WHL has announced the start date for the U.S. Division's 2020-2021 regular season. The news follows...
Feb 06, 2021

1 dead, several injured in hotel shooting in Chicago suburb
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. - Police say one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at a hotel in the Chicago suburb of Bloomingdale. Police said officers who responded about 2:35 a.m....
Feb 06, 2021

Extra $250-million in COVID relief fund now available to Western Canadian businesses
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is allocating more money to the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).Since the program's launch in May 2020, it has given out nearly $427-million in support...
Feb 06, 2021

Nova Scotia Liberals to choose next leader and premier of the province
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's next premier will be decided on Saturday when members of the provincial Liberal party elect their new leader through a virtual convention.The race, triggered last summer when l...
Feb 06, 2021

Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh dies at 61 from cancer
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh, an attorney and wife of former Gov. Evan Bayh, has died at age 61 "after a long and courageous fight" against brain cancer, her family announced Sa...
Feb 06, 2021