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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health gives latest COVID-19 update
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who has tested negative for COVID-19, provid...
Mar 17, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, has tested negative for COVID-19
Alberta cancels changes to physicians’ payments for complex modifiers
EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will not proceed with changes to physicians' payments for complex modifiers on March 31."During these unprecedented times, we want to ensure physicians on the fron...
Mar 17, 2020
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre celebrates successful 50/50 cash lottery
Officials with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) have announced the winner of their inaugural 50/50 Cash Lottery.Serena Rohrer of Blackfalds had her ticket drawn Tuesday morning out of...
Mar 17, 2020 Mark Jones, CEO for the CACAC (right) presents a cheque for the winnings of the organization's first-ever 50/50 cash lottery to Serena and Jeff Rohrer of Blackfalds on Mar. 17. (Supplied)
Russian author, political activist Limonov dies at 77
MOSCOW - Eduard Limonov, a Russian author and political activist known for his poignant and controversial writings, died on Tuesday. He was 77. Limonov's death was announced by the Other Russia politi...
Mar 17, 2020
Esper: Pentagon to give respirator masks, ventilators to HHS
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...
Mar 17, 2020
Carnival Cinemas closes until April 2
Carnival Cinemas in Red Deer has announced it is closing its doors to the public until April 2 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "This decision was not made lightly, however, the health and safety...
Mar 17, 2020
Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack. A jury at Lo...
Mar 17, 2020
Penner, Hills claim RDC Athlete of the Week honours
Red Deer College Athletics is proud to announce the Bedford Food Company Athletes of the Week:Carmyn Penner - Queens Curling Hometown - St. Albert, AB Bachelor of Education Elementary (1st year) Lead ...
Mar 17, 2020
Auto workers union presses companies to close US factories
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading coronavirus. But union President Rory Ga...
Mar 17, 2020
Canada's Pospisil facing uncertainty of ATP season among COVID-19 outbreak
Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Monday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...
Mar 17, 2020