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Pandemic, and the CFL uncertainty it has created, prompts Tracy to call it a career
Adrian Tracy says he's leaving football on his own terms, but the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic helped his decision. The veteran CFL defensive lineman said Monday he's retiring after 10...
Mar 29, 2021
Canadian men set scoring record, crushing Cayman Islands 11-0 in World Cup qualifier
BRADENTON, Fla. - Substitute Lucas Cavallini scored a second-half hat trick as a young Canada side ran up a record goal total Monday, crushing the Cayman Islands 11-0 in World Cup qualifying play. The...
Mar 29, 2021
City and Red Deer County finalize Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework
Red Deer and Red Deer County are the proud parents of a brand new Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF).This is a requirement stipulated by the modernized Municipal Government Act which says al...
Mar 29, 2021
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the United States is violating international law by bringing fraud charges against her that have no connection to the country.Gib van Ert to...
Mar 29, 2021
Active COVID case count in Red Deer nudges higher
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer edged up slightly on Monday to 210. That's up three cases from Sunday, with recoveries standing at 2,861 - up four from Sunday. Total cases attribute...
Mar 29, 2021
Restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 in B.C. as new cases strain the system
VICTORIA - British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the province to impose circuit breaker measures for the next three weeks to slow the rapid sp...
Mar 29, 2021
City moves to expropriate four properties for 11A Twinning project
The City of Red Deer is moving forward with expropriation of four properties in order to see through the Highway 11A twinning project.The project will widen a stretch of that highway from west of Tayl...
Mar 29, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021
Apology issued after newspaper editorial compares COVID restrictions to Holocaust
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust. Glacier Media says in a statement that the March 24 ed...
Mar 29, 2021
Alberta pausing use of AstraZeneca vaccine in those under 55
Alberta is temporarily pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under 55 years old.The decision comes after a recommendation from Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunizat...
Mar 29, 2021