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Canadian Premier League still on course, looks to engage fans during hiatus
TORONTO - While his teams have been sidelined by COVID-19, Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan believes they can still make a difference. CPL players and clubs have been rea...
Apr 06, 2020
Group calls for closure of B.C.-Alberta border to limit spread of COVID-19
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is calling on B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer to take stronger measures to slow the spread of COVID-19."As a region, we are united in o...
Apr 06, 2020 Hwy 3 sign in the Crowsnest Pass near the B.C.-Alberta border. (Lethbridge News Now)
Kentwood selected as site for new Catholic middle school
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) have announced the location of its next capital project.Identified as the district's top capital priority, a new 6-9 Catholic middle school for Red Deer will...
Apr 06, 2020
PCN Women's Fun Run to continue in unique way
While virtually every upcoming local event either cancelled or postponed, the annual PCN Women's Fun Run has found a way to keep things running, albeit in a new way.Event Coordinator Val Jensen says t...
Apr 06, 2020
Ryan Reynolds sweetens Hayley Wickenheiser's ask for medical supplies
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from actor Ryan Reynolds. Wickenheiser is in medical school after retiring from a d...
Apr 06, 2020
Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to...
Apr 06, 2020
Trudeau cites U.S. as culprit in PPE problems, insists deliveries will happen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight against COVID-19 - ...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020
Calls from residents help Innisfail RCMP nab crook
RCMP in Innisfail say help from the public was key in nabbing a suspected a car prowler, who was later found to be possessing drugs and stolen items.Mounties say "many Innisfail residents" woke up on ...
Apr 06, 2020
US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down
LONDON - The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections a...
Apr 06, 2020