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Barker feels COVID-19 pandemic robbed XFL of time to establish a following
TORONTO - Jim Barker remains a member of a rare pro football fraternity. In 2001, Barker was the offensive co-ordinator with the Los Angeles Xtreme team that captured the first - and on...
Apr 15, 2020
Charges laid in Red Deer shooting
Charges have now been laid in a shooting last week in east Red Deer that sent one man to hospital.RCMP say Austin Sim-Pelletier, 20, is charged with attempted murder, seven firearms offences and being...
Apr 15, 2020 Police vehicles sit near Holy Family School in Deer Park on Apr. 9, 2020. (Contributed)
Canada's GDP fell by 9% in March, largest drop since at least 1961
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released its "flash estimate" for Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) for last month and it's not good.They say Canada's GDP declined by approximately nine per...
Apr 15, 2020 Statistics Canada. (The Canadian Press)
City of Red Deer has enough cash to get through spring: Veer
Red Deer's mayor says the city's cash flow situation remains strong for now. But Tara Veer expects the situation will be different come summer depending on how many residents and businesses choose not...
Apr 15, 2020 Mayor Tara Veer speaks during an update to the community on April 14. (Snapshot from Facebook live stream)
Former Manitoba principal sentenced to life for vigilante killings of drug dealers
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba principal has been sentenced to life in prison for the vigilante killings of two drug dealers. Claude Francis Guimond pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in th...
Apr 15, 2020
Parks Canada suspends camping, group activities and events until at least May 31
GATINEAU, QC - Parks Canada is taking additional measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.It's been announced that Parks Canada is suspending camping, group activities and events across the country unt...
Apr 15, 2020 Waterton Lakes National Park is one of the most popular sites in southern Alberta (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...
Apr 15, 2020
CERB expanded to include part-time, seasonal workers, more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a pay boost for some essential workers and an expansion of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to get more money into the hands of Canadians duri...
Apr 15, 2020
Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she's confident the country has enough food bu...
Apr 15, 2020
Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June
COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...
Apr 15, 2020