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Beef processing still pushed back but recovering amid COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With closures and near closures of meatpacking plants this spring due to COVID-19, the industry saw everything fall behind.Now the processing industry and supply chain are starting ...
Jul 29, 2020
Mayor’s Garden Party goes on tour amidst COVID-19
Like everywhere else in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation or modification of many celebrated summertime events and traditions in central Alberta, including the Mayor's Garde...
Jul 29, 2020
Case for Red Deer man accused of child luring headed to resolution
A resolution appears to be in the works for a Red Deer man accused of attempting to lure multiple children for sexual purposes.Wayne Taylor, 59, was arrested on May 29 of this year by Red Deer RCMP an...
Jul 29, 2020
St. John's Roman Catholic corporation liable for abuses at orphanage: appeals court
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's highest court says the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's is financially liable for sexual abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage in the 195...
Jul 29, 2020
Review: 'Red Penguins' is the crazy, unbelievable story Russian hockey in 1990s
Steven Warshaw walked up to Gabe Polsky and introduced himself. The pair had just attended a 2015 screening of Polsky's documentary, "Red Army," which chronicles the rise of the Soviet Union's famed h...
Jul 29, 2020
A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charit...
Jul 29, 2020
MPs on ethics committee to meet amid parliamentary probe of WE agreement
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee will meet this afternoon to push forward their own parliamentary probe of the federal government's aborted deal with WE Charity to run a student-v...
Jul 29, 2020
Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets the all-Canadian clash in qualifying round
CALGARY - Both the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets had drama this season even before the NHL's COVID-19 interruption. Calgary and Winnipeg open their best-of-five series Saturday in&nb...
Jul 29, 2020
Red Deer welcomes badly needed provincial and federal financial support: Veer
Red Deer's mayor is welcoming news that other levels of government are shoring up support of over $1 billion for Alberta's municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, Tara Veer says it's not ...
Jul 29, 2020
More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose for the second straight month after a devastating spring freeze brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National As...
Jul 29, 2020