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Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy
WASHINGTON - The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Street may be the bond market, where the moves over th...
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta chief medical officer provides COVID-19 update
Alberta's chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province's second presumptive case of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.The individual is a man in his 40s who lives in the Ed...
Mar 06, 2020
Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canadian troops in Iraq are on high alert as the novel coronavirus spreads inside the country. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said troops have been ordered to protec...
Mar 06, 2020
The politics of a potential pandemic: opposition MPs slam government secrecy
OTTAWA - Opposition critics say they have been left in the dark about the federal government's preparations for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Canada. On Wednesday morning, Prim...
Mar 06, 2020
Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
EDMONTON - Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton.Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court.Hayes-Ric...
Mar 06, 2020
Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus
MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. Also, an unnamed Sc...
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta Beef Industry Conference wraps up in Red Deer
Hundreds of vendors and producers from across western Canada and beyond are wrapping up a three-day opportunity in Red Deer to network and learn more about the latest advances in the beef industry.Fri...
Mar 06, 2020 Hundreds of vendors, delegates and producers have gathered at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre over the past three days to network and learn more about industry challenges and trends at the 2020 Alberta Beef Industry Conference. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Vancouver Whitecaps hope to set the tone early against LA Galaxy
VANCOUVER - Head coach Marc Dos Santos wants the Vancouver Whitecaps to show some early aggression when they play their first away match of the season against the LA Galaxy on Saturday. Dos Santos bel...
Mar 06, 2020
Nixon responds to NDP's helicopter joyride accusations
NDP Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt shot down the UCP's recent move to save cost by restructuring Alberta Parks in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday by stating "The UCP believes that camping is ...
Mar 06, 2020
Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023....
Mar 06, 2020