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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
Alberta Party announces leadership race
The Alberta Party has announced its timeline for electing a new party leader.It was led during the last provincial election by Stephen Mandel who took over from Greg Clark in early 2018. Clark served ...
Feb 06, 2021
Local dancer raising funds and awareness for instructor battling breast cancer
A young Red Deer girl has taken it upon herself to help out her much-loved dance instructor in her fight against breast cancer.Kaitlyn Rumohr is a 12-year-old Grade 7 student at Glendale Sciences and ...
Feb 06, 2021
Union asking for two-week closure of Red Deer Olymel plant
The union representing employees at Red Deer's Olymel pork plant is asking for an immediate two-week shutdown of the facility.Alberta Health confirmed to rdnewsNOW on Friday that there are 80 active c...
Feb 06, 2021
Time to listen to those affected by racism, advocate suggests
My message to Central Albertans during the Black History Month is: an open mind is prerequisite to progress and innovation is key in unprecedented times. We have been hard-hit by an extraordinary oppo...
Feb 06, 2021
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
NEW DELHI - With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing...
Feb 06, 2021
Committee working to recruit several physicians to Blackfalds
Efforts are ramping up in the town of Blackfalds to recruit more physicians to the community.Annamarie Fuchs, chair of the Blackfalds Health Professional Attraction and Retention Committee (BHPARC), s...
Feb 06, 2021
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
NEW DELHI - With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing...
Feb 06, 2021
Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in last ski race before worlds
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Vincent Kriechmayr extended his lead in the season's super-G standings on Saturday by winning the last World Cup race before the world championships. Kriechmayr edged...
Feb 06, 2021