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City reviewing new provincial guidelines for sport activities
The City of Red Deer says it continues to review and assess the impact of the provincial government's surprise announcement on Saturday of changes to restrictions for children's team and school sports...
Feb 9, 2021
Chair sought for Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board
Red Deer County and The City of Red Deer invite letters of interest from persons who may be interested in being appointed as the Chairperson of the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Bo...
Feb 9, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:10 a.m.Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison s...
Feb 9, 2021
Canada should consider hosting 2022 Winter Olympics, says Green Leader Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul says Canada should support moving the 2022 Olympics outside China, citing Beijing's "genocidal campaign" against the Uighur Muslim minority. Paul says the Internatio...
Feb 9, 2021
Canada should consider hosting 2022 Winter Olympics, says Green Leader Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul says Canada should support moving the 2022 Olympics outside China, citing Beijing's "genocidal campaign" against the Uighur Muslim minority. Paul says the Internatio...
Feb 9, 2021
Training personal support workers to cost $38.5 million over two years: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog estimates that training 4,000 new personal support workers across the country will cost $38.5 million over two years. A costing note from the parliamentary budget...
Feb 9, 2021
Super Bowl on CBS draws audience of 96.4 million viewers
NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rout of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl drew a total audience of 96.4 million viewers. CBS said Tuesday the audience included record digital numbers for a...
Feb 9, 2021
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY - Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state's troubled teen industr...
Feb 9, 2021
WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
WUHAN, China - A World Health Organization expert said Tuesday the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species. WHO food sa...
Feb 9, 2021
Vaccines for poor countries and split over Trump impeachment: In The News for Feb. 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 9, 2021