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Federal oilpatch bailout focus on cleanup of abandoned wells, reduced emissions
Observers say the federal government's multibillion-dollar oilpatch bailout package announced Friday should come with strings attached. "(Money) should be tied to regulatory change in Albert...
Apr 17, 2020
Waiting the hardest part as recruiting for RDC's new baseball team continues
As a worldwide pandemic rages on, it continues to be a waiting game for Red Deer College's new baseball team.Last November, rdnewsNOW reported that the RDC Royals intramural program -- a tier separate...
Apr 17, 2020
Lacombe Economic Action Partnership launched in support of local businesses
Wheels are in motion to help support Lacombe businesses weather the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.On Tuesday, Lacombe city council approved allocating up to $20,000 worth of rental space a...
Apr 17, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Union wants government to curtail grocery trips to slow COVID-19 spread
CALGARY - Western Canada's largest private-sector union is proposing that people be limited to one trip to the grocery store each week to prevent the spread of COVID-19 a...
Apr 17, 2020
Health foundation says ventilator fundraising not connected to COVID-19
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) is clearing the air after a recently published newsletter asked supporters to help fund 10 mechanical ventilation systems.The machines are the same as t...
Apr 17, 2020 The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation says there's an easy explanation for why a recent newsletter is asking for help funding new ventilators. (Photo: RDRHF)
Wild Rose School Division doing well during pandemic: Volkman
Schools have remained closed to students since the provincial government announced on March 15 that classes would be cancelled until further notice.Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) has been doing what...
Apr 17, 2020
'A League of Their Own' inspired baseball pioneer Croteau
There were moments when Julie Croteau's baseball path was a lonely one even as she turned in a career historic enough that Cooperstown wanted her glove. Little League with mostly boys. Suing her high ...
Apr 17, 2020
Playing sports while sequestered harder for athletes with families
For many athletes, the prospect of professional sports slowly emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to resume play in empty sports complexes is reason for optimism. Sure, the stadiums and arenas will be...
Apr 17, 2020
Ontario could be headed for primary care crisis: medical association
OTTAWA - The Ontario Medical Association says a survey of its members shows nearly half the primary-care clinics in the province are at risk of closing their doors because doctors can't pay the b...
Apr 17, 2020
Former CFL star Flutie gives U.S. President Trump a passing grade
Former CFL star quarterback Doug Flutie says U.S. President Donald Trump - Flutie's boss during his first professional football gig - is "doing a great job." Flutie, 57, spent eight seasons in the CFL...
Apr 17, 2020