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Residents asked to report blocked catch basins during snow melt
With warming temperatures, some streets in the city are experiencing waterpooling due to blocked catch basins. City crews are proactively working to unblock catch basins by removing debris and ice to ...
Mar 29, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
'Worse than any flu': Canadians describe how it feels to have COVID-19
MONTREAL - Melanie Fournier went to bed a week ago Thursday feeling grateful that, despite everything going on in the world, she was in the best health of her life. Less than 12 hours later,...
Mar 29, 2020
Canadian among dead after plane catches fire at Manila airport, killing all 8 on board
MANILA, Philippines - A plane carrying eight people, including a Canadian and an American, burst into flames Sunday while attempting to take off from Manila's airport on a flight bound for Japan, kill...
Mar 29, 2020
Library launches Photo Walk challenge to combat isolation during COVID-19
On Monday, March 30, Sylvan Lake Municipal Library will launch the Sylvan Lake Photo Walk, an online photography challenge that will conclude with a physical photography exhibit when the library, whic...
Mar 29, 2020 (Supplied)
Waits for non-urgent surgeries continue as Alberta hospitals prepare for COVID-19 patients
Red Deer County resident Stacie Kropodra says delayed surgeries for her and her son are a tough pill to swallow."My hysterectomy is very important to me, as I'm in a lot of pain, but the surgery my so...
Mar 29, 2020
Canada keeps up push for UN Security Council seat during COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic ended the secret handshakes and deal-making in the world's power corridors, but Canada's campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council is full ste...
Mar 29, 2020
Trudeau remaining in isolation longer despite wife recovering from COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will remain in isolation at his home for almost two more weeks even though his wife recently announced she has recovered from COVID-19. Trudeau says the ...
Mar 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:03 a.m. on March 29, 2020: There are 5,866 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,498 confirmed (inclu...
Mar 29, 2020
PM Trudeau announces more help for Canadian youth and seniors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more money to help Canadian children and seniors.He says Kids Help Phone, which has experienced an increase in demand for its 24/7 confidential services, wi...
Mar 29, 2020
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport temporarily halts doping testing program
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has placed its doping control testing program on hold until further notice. The CCES announced its decision Friday in a statement posted to its website. ...
Mar 29, 2020