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Increasing job mobility could grow Alberta's economy by $2.8-billion: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Changing provinces takes a lot of work, but a new study by the C.D. Howe Institute claims that making migration easier could give Alberta's economy a major boost.They say Alberta shou...
Sep 30, 2020
Stoney Nakoda Nation unveils new name for mountain peak near Canmore
CANMORE, AB - Stoney Nakoda women elders have revealed their new name for a prominent landmark in the Alberta Rockies with a racist and misogynistic nickname.The offensive name for the feature on Moun...
Sep 30, 2020
EQUS opens Near Net-Zero corporate office in Innisfail
EQUS is celebrating the opening of its recently constructed Near Net-Zero facility located adjacent to the QEII Highway in Innisfail. The company says the energy efficient office building is powered a...
Sep 30, 2020
Boys & Girls Club launches 'Raise the Grade' program with new technology centre
Boys & Girls Club of Red Deer & District is continuing its focus on providing young people the opportunities to develop their potential and achieve their dreams. On Tuesday, the organization a...
Sep 30, 2020
Crown still considering resolution proposed for accused Walmart shooter
A resolution proposal for the man accused of shooting and killing another man outside the Walmart in south Red Deer last December remains in the hands of the Crown. Chase Freed, 19, stands charged wit...
Sep 30, 2020
Letter: Alberta's chief paramedic says dispatch consolidation won't hurt response times
Dear Editor,Recently AHS Emergency Medical Services (EMS) announced plans to consolidate EMS dispatch services. The work done by four municipally-run satellite sites, Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and...
Sep 30, 2020
WATCH: How Red Deer's integrated 911 communications centre works quickly to save lives
"Seconds count" is the bottom line as the City of Red Deer continues its urgent plea to maintain local integrated EMS dispatch services.Alberta Health Services announced its plan on Aug. 4 to consolid...
Sep 30, 2020
Another First Nation in Nova Scotia set to start self-regulated lobster fishery
HALIFAX - A First Nation in southern Cape Breton is set to become the second Indigenous band in Nova Scotia to launch a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery that will operate outside the regular ...
Sep 30, 2020
New Steinem biopic shines light on a sisterhood of activists
Among the pithy quips attributed to Gloria Steinem over the years is this reply to why she wasn't interested in getting married: "I can't mate in captivity." She did eventually marry, to her own surpr...
Sep 30, 2020
Actors in drag march to highlight virus threat to UK theatre
LONDON - As much of Britain's economy emerged from the coronavirus lockdown, its theatres stayed dark, with performers and staff unwillingly idled. So they made a song and dance about it. Scores of ac...
Sep 30, 2020