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B.C. to start measles 'catch-up' campaign, offering shots at schools, clinics
VICTORIA - British Columbia is starting a measles immunization catch-up drive next month in a bid to vaccinate 95 per cent of the province’s youth amid an outbreak of 19 confirmed measles cases....
Mar 21, 2019
Wild Rose School Division advocates for public education
Wild Rose School Division is expressing their frustration in the Alberta government for not investing enough into education. Officials from the division have released a statement stating that the Albe...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu rallies for dramatic win over Irina-Camelia Begu
MIAMI - Everything was completely different for Bianca Andreescu at the Miami Open on Thursday compared to her victory in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif. Except for...
Mar 21, 2019
Blue Jays get bad injury news on Tepera, Axford before 13-6 loss to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front. Accordin...
Mar 21, 2019
RDC Athletics launches text-to-donate fundraising campaign
A new campaign aims to raise $30,000 in one day in support of Red Deer College athletes. The '30INTHEBANK' campaign launched Mar. 20, with Mar. 29 being the day where supporters can contribute either ...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's team: Buffalo Bulls women's squad wins March Madness opener
The team with the most Canadian representation at March Madness is moving on after an upset victory on Friday. The No. 10-seeded Buffalo Bulls women’s team, featuring five Canadians, pulled away...
Mar 21, 2019
Nixon says carbon tax offers clear choice for Albertans
The following is an opinion piece submitted by Jason Nixon, UCP candidate for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of rdnewsNOW or the Jim Pattiso...
Mar 21, 2019
The search for Olympic hopefuls in central Alberta
Central Albertans have the chance once again this year to see if they have what it takes to be an Olympic athlete. RBC Training Ground gives local athletes – no matter what sport or activity the...
Mar 21, 2019
A timeline of events in the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC- Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption an...
Mar 21, 2019
Cheetahs will not prosper in B.C.: panel rejects permit request for two big cats
NELSON, B.C. - The owners of two cheetahs will not be allowed to return the large, African cats to southeastern British Columbia to use them as ambassador animals promoting conservation of the endange...
Mar 21, 2019