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Stettler County establishing COVID-19 supports
Steps are being taken throughout Stettler County to help residents and businesses in need of assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, the Stettler Regional Emergency Management Agency (SR...
Mar 19, 2020

NewsAlert: Canada-U.S. border closure likely to take effect Friday night
WASHINGTON - The Canada-U.S. border will likely be closed to all non-essential travel in both directions as of Friday night. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the expected timing of the closure ...
Mar 19, 2020

River Bend open for skiing and hiking
There's at least one outdoors option available to Red Deerians who aren't self-isolated due to the COVID-19 situation.Skiing and hiking trails at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area, with management s...
Mar 19, 2020

Federal government updates COVID-19 response
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says experts are telling his government to expect social-distancing measures to remain in place here for several weeks or months.He also says he spoke with leaders at Air...
Mar 19, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a March 19 news conference (Photo: CPAC)

U.S. man accused of human rights violations freed in Lebanon
WASHINGTON - A U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed, a senator who had pushed for his release announced Thursday. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., sa...
Mar 19, 2020

UFC confirms Khabib title fight will happen in April but no word yet on location
The UFC has confirmed it is going ahead with its Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Tony Ferguson title fight in April. UFC 249 was originally scheduled for April 18 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, ...
Mar 19, 2020

Top court won't take case over late Apotex mogul's treatment of cousins
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a long-running case over whether the billionaire founder of Apotex deprived his cousins of their rightful share of the generic pharmac...
Mar 19, 2020

United Nurses of Alberta files bad-faith bargaining complaint against AHS
United Nurses of Alberta has filed a bargaining-in-bad-faith complaint against Alberta Health Services (AHS).The complaint was filed on Mar. 18 and is said to stem from actions by AHS and the provinci...
Mar 19, 2020

Madrid striker Jovic investigated for flouting isolation
BELGRADE, Serbia - Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic is being investigated by Serbian authorities for allegedly flouting a mandatory self-isolation measure after returning home from a coronavirus-infecte...
Mar 19, 2020

Still in the saddle: Australian racing goes on amid pandemic
SYDNEY, Australia - It's arguably more popular in Australia than any other country, so it's no surprise that horse racing is continuing - minus the spectators - despite the increasing travel and other...
Mar 19, 2020