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IIHF decision looming on world junior men's hockey championship in Canada
EDMONTON - A decision has yet to be made on whether the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will be played with or without fans. The International Ice Hockey F...
Sep 01, 2020
Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state's ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears o...
Sep 01, 2020
Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts
OTTAWA - The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool designed to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada already has ...
Sep 01, 2020
Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume this week
MONTREAL - Ten thousand Quebec unionized home daycare workers began the first of a series of rotating strikes Tuesday, after negotiations with the province failed to produce a deal. The group rep...
Sep 01, 2020
RCMP responding to review sparked by director facing national-security charges
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is working to address the findings of an independent review of how the force handled employee complaints about bullying by a senior director who now awaits trial on national-...
Sep 01, 2020
Lethbridge residents hold "die-in" protest following SCS closure
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over 100 people gathered outside of Lethbridge City Hall to call for the Government of Alberta to reinstate funding to ARCHES.Named a "die-in" event, the protest saw several people gi...
Sep 01, 2020
September proclaimed Big Brothers Big Sisters month in Red Deer
With the aim of highlighting the need for local mentors in our community, September has been proclaimed as Big Brothers Big Sisters Month in Red Deer.The proclamation was made by Mayor Tara Veer at Ci...
Sep 01, 2020
New board chair for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has a new Board Chair.Trustee Kim Pasula was appointed to the role for the 2020-21 school year as the board held its organizational meeting last week. Dorraine Lonsd...
Sep 01, 2020
Alberta RCMP gives businesses tips for ATM security
EDMONTON - This month, Alberta RCMP is providing businesses with tips for preventing Break and Enters with a focus on ATM thefts. Although there has not been a significant increase or decrease of ATM ...
Sep 01, 2020
High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life
OTTAWA - Canada's top public health officers say widespread vaccination of Canadians is the only way to corral COVID-19 and allow life to return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state. Dr....
Sep 01, 2020