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FCSS notes decline in mental health during COVID-19 crisis
Self-isolation, closures of non-essential businesses and cancelled or postponed events are to help reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 and help save lives, but some families aren't coping well wit...
Apr 30, 2020 Self-care checklist courtesy of FCSS
Stats Canada: How businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It may not come as a surprise to most, but the majority of Canadian businesses have been hit hard in the last two months.Representatives from 12,600 companies across the country took ...
Apr 30, 2020 The Ross Street Patio has been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Garage sales discouraged, but not banned, in Red Deer
The City of Red Deer says residents are strongly discouraged from having garage sales and yard sales at this time.While there has been no official direction from the province regarding these types of ...
Apr 30, 2020
Toronto FC agrees to new long-term contract with midfielder Marky Delgado
Toronto FC has reached agreement on a new long-term deal with midfielder Marky Delgado. Just 24, the Californian has already played 182 MLS regular-season and playoff games with all but 37 of those in...
Apr 30, 2020
McDermott says there's nothing wrong with errors, as long as you learn from them
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott doesn't mind errors. And when it comes to coaching, more is actually less for the former England and Great Britain international. McDermott, one of the most succ...
Apr 30, 2020
Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to ban a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 Montreal Massacre. During the fall election campaign, the Liberals said gun...
Apr 30, 2020
AHS brings curtain down on drive-in movie nights in Mirror
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has put the brakes on a series of drive-in movies in the hamlet of Mirror.Chris Scott, owner of the Whistle Stop Caf in Mirror where the drive-in movies were being screen...
Apr 30, 2020 A recent drive-in movie night at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Mirror. (Supplied)
Ottawa mayor orders end to ban on window visits in city nursing homes
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he's ordered the people who run the city's nursing homes to find a way to let family members visit residents through windows again. The four municipal homes' administrator...
Apr 30, 2020
Red Deer RCMP say job seekers targeted in new online scam
Red Deer RCMP are warning the public about a new scam that involves both online game stores and online job websites. Police say the scam begins with fraudsters contacting individuals after they've pos...
Apr 30, 2020
Hundreds protest COVID-19 restrictions at Alberta legislature
Around 200 people attended an "End the Lockdown" protest Wednesday at the Alberta legislature.The crowd called on the province to increase the limit on the number who can gather due to COVID-19 and to...
Apr 30, 2020