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Despite circumstances, Hunting Hills grads experience happy would-be diploma day
Last September, grads at Hunting Hills High School in Red Deer likely envisioned their May 22, 2020 going a lot differently.Friday was supposed to be the day the class of about 350 would receive their...
May 22, 2020
Province says inspections of unharvested acres almost complete
The Government of Alberta and Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) are working together to help producers this spring, with 92 per cent of pre-seeding claims now said to be complete.Gover...
May 22, 2020
Two more deaths as Alberta dips below 900 active cases
More than 85 per cent of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have now recovered.The number of people who'd tested positive that are now symptom-free rose by 91 to 5,801 on Friday.There were als...
May 22, 2020
Majority of crops already seeded in central Alberta
Officials with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry say precipitation across the province has been varied over the last month. In this period, western parts of the Southern and Central Regions as well as ...
May 22, 2020
Market Watch: May 22, 2020
Big PictureMarkets Holding Out Hope for Strong RecoveryWhile economic data continues to paint a dark picture for the global economy, N.A. markets resumed their ascent this week as many investors conti...
May 22, 2020
Fred Scaife calls it a career at Red Deer Food Bank
It's the end of an era at the Red Deer Food Bank Society.After more than 21 years of service, executive director Fred Scaife has announced he's leaving the organization due to ongoing health challenge...
May 22, 2020
Phased reopening of Red Deer playgrounds now underway
Good news announced for Red Deerians on Friday.Starting May 22, playgrounds in Red Deer will begin to reopen with a phased approach between now and May 29. "We know the closure of playgrounds has been...
May 22, 2020
Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says th...
May 22, 2020
Toronto FC rookie forward Achara thinking of family back home in Nigeria
TORONTO - You could forgive Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara if he thought "Why me?" When the 16-year-old Achara came to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2014 to attend Berkshire High School in Massachuse...
May 22, 2020
Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal...
May 22, 2020