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Canadians divided over making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Poll
OTTAWA - While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary. The poll conducted...
Apr 28, 2020
Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply: survey
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says a new survey of its members found that most have not seen an improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment in the last month. Getting v...
Apr 28, 2020
RCMP to boost social media mining for threats ranging from disease to shootings
OTTAWA - Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks ...
Apr 28, 2020
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer looks for answers in return of House of Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party is poised to press the government on numerous issues during a modified version of a House of Commons sitting today. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he's looking ...
Apr 28, 2020
Local restaurants feel squeezed by delivery apps' commission fees
VANCOUVER - Restaurants struggling to survive during the COVID-19 crisis have turned to take-out and delivery, but the fees charged by food-delivery companies are eating away their bottom line, s...
Apr 28, 2020
Plans underway for so-called salmon cannon to aid return at B.C. landslide: DFO
VANCOUVER - Officials with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say plans are underway for a pneumatic fish pump, also known as the salmon cannon, to help fish migrate past a&nbs...
Apr 27, 2020
Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move
CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction o...
Apr 27, 2020
Province to provide COVID-19 update
Alberta is reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths.That gives the province 4,696 total cases and 75 deaths to date. So far, 1,664 people have recovered. Red Deer is reporting one...
Apr 27, 2020
Kings' Cebuliak named ACAC Rookie of the Year
Red Deer College's Will Cebuliak has been named the 2019-20 ACAC Male Rookie of the Year.Cebuliak, a Red Deer native, competed as a member of the RDC Kings Cross Country Running and Indoor Track teams...
Apr 27, 2020 (RDC Athletics)
Blackfalds extends facility closures due to ongoing pandemic
Facility closures in the town of Blackfalds have been extended to May 31.The Town says its top priority remains the health and safety of the public and its staff.It also acknowledges that with nicer w...
Apr 27, 2020