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Spay and neuter clinic for homeless and feral cats
Saving Grace Animal Society in the Village of Alix is teaming up with staff at the Central Veterinary Clinic in Ponoka to lend a helping hand to 75+ cats in need through a spay/neuter clinic targeting...
Sep 16, 2021
Saskatchewan to require proof of COVID vaccination to try to increase uptake: premier
REGINA - Saskatchewan will be bringing in a proof of vaccination program in an attempt to increase the number of people immunized against COVID-19. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement on his socia...
Sep 16, 2021
Online directory of private dayhomes launched in Alberta
Working parents in Alberta now have a new tool in their search for quality unlicensed child care. Embolden Private Dayhome Community (PDC) - the province's first and only Private Day Home Directory is...
Sep 16, 2021
AUC approves construction of new transmission line east of Red Deer
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has approved the building of a new transmission line between Red Deer and the Village of Alix.According to officials with AltaLink, the approved project includes...
Sep 16, 2021
Classes cancelled through Sunday at Red Deer Polytechnic
All in-person classes, labs, shops and seminars at Red Deer Polytechnic are cancelled for Sept 16-19. RDP made the announcement Thursday morning in response to Wednesday evening's announcements by the...
Sep 16, 2021
Westerner Foundation established, names inaugural board
The Westerner Foundation and its inaugural board have officially been established.A new foundation was one of the many items the non-profit committed to implementing following financial strife over th...
Sep 16, 2021
Thompson stays in top three with checkered flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Parker Thompson is having himself a season.The 23-year-old Red Deer racing sensation pulled out his third win of the Carrera Cup North America this past weekend.Thompson earned the win at the famed In...
Sep 16, 2021
Tory Leader Erin O'Toole evades questions about Alberta's response to COVID-19 surge
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole evaded questions on Thursday about Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's decision to call a public health emergency and introduce a vaccine passport system...
Sep 16, 2021
Goodbye Pfizer, hello Comirnaty: top COVID-19 vaccines renamed in Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada announced the Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been given new names. New brand names for the vaccines have been approved at the request of the drug companies...
Sep 16, 2021
Alberta post-secondary schools cancel in-person classes as new COVID rules kick in
EDMONTON - At least eight post-secondary schools in Alberta are temporarily cancelling in-person classes as they work to adapt to a new range of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions. On-line learni...
Sep 16, 2021