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Waste Management makes the day for two youngsters turning three
For two three-year-olds in Red Deer's Eastview neighbourhood, their birthdays this week got an extra dump of awesomeness during the ongoing pandemic.Kym Breitkreitz shares that her son Jacob and his b...
Apr 11, 2020 (Supplied)
Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has more than enough protective masks, gloves and ventilators for its own COVID-19 needs, so it's sharing some of its surplus with provinces in more dire n...
Apr 11, 2020
Easter Bunny deemed an essential service by Premier Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney shared a very, very important public service announcement on Saturday ahead of announcing that the province is sending shipments of PPE to Ontario, Quebec and Ontario.The premier ...
Apr 11, 2020
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be...
Apr 11, 2020
Red Deer Emergency Services: Businesses need to keep entries and exits clear
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) reminds local businesses to ensure emergency exits remain clear as many have adjusted their entries and exits with COVID-19 protocols.Restaurant, food service, retai...
Apr 11, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
More than 75,000 tests completed in Alberta, now 1,569 cases and 40 deaths
Alberta has recorded another 69 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, putting the province up to 1,569 since its first reported case on March 6.There was also one additional death, pushing Alber...
Apr 11, 2020
Alberta to provide other provinces with millions of pieces of PPE
From a packed AHS warehouse on Saturday, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta will send millions of pieces of personal protective equipment to other provinces.Kenney stressed that the province would...
Apr 11, 2020 (Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters)
Hayley Wickenheiser begins personal protective equipment drive in Toronto
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser can't believe how quickly her drive for personal protection equipment has come together. The Canadian hockey legend, Ontario premier Doug Ford and an army of volunteers j...
Apr 11, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3:20 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 as well as three new deaths. The province now has 1,445 ...
Apr 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:41 p.m. ET on April 11, 2020: There are 23,214 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,292 confirm...
Apr 11, 2020