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Five Forces members catch COVID-19 on deployment in long-term care homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces say five members working in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the illness. Four of them are in Quebec and one is in Ontario. ...
May 15, 2020
Canadian defender Doneil Henry settles into life and soccer in South Korea
A Jan. 7 Instagram post shows Doneil Henry sitting on a stacked luggage cart - at Vancouver International Airport en route to South Korea. The adventure was about to begin. The 27-year-old defender fr...
May 15, 2020
From potato salad to fireworks: how COVID-19 disruptions affect Victoria Day
OTTAWA - The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season in Canada. But the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every element of Canadian life, as physical ...
May 15, 2020
Market Watch: May 15
Big PictureEconomic, Health Realities Weigh on N.A. Markets Downbeat data and sobering assessments from U.S. health officials and Fed Chair Jerome Powell dragged N.A. indexes down this week, as many i...
May 15, 2020
Brazeau County opening two campgrounds with restrictions
In response to the province's Relaunch Strategy, Brazeau County will allow two campgrounds to open in the coming weeks, while the rest remain delayed.The Willey West campground and the Pih-to-kwe camp...
May 15, 2020
Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces looking to reopen their economies will need to massively scale up and co-ordinate testing and contact tracing to contain future outbreaks of COVID...
May 15, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP report: May 7 - May 13
May 78:47 am - Brazeau County - Complainant calling to report someone broke into the communication tower and stole batteries and solar panels. 10:18 am - Brazeau County - RR 71 - Complainant reporting...
May 15, 2020
A big hit: drive-thru food truck event could go all summer
The local food truck community is hoping it can continue being a staple of everyone's summer in Red Deer, despite the ongoing pandemic.Over the Mother's Day weekend, a small group of them -- four to b...
May 15, 2020
Premier Ford releases 'Cooking with Doug' video of cherry cheesecake recipe
TORONTO - Ontario's premier has released a "Cooking with Doug" video showing how he makes cherry cheesecake. On a tangent during a news conference this week, Doug Ford boasted about making the best ch...
May 15, 2020
Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the fir...
May 15, 2020