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COVID-19 outbreaks take emotional toll on residents, families
A resident of the Waskasoo Kiwanis Towers seniors housing facility in Downtown Red Deer says it's a tense environment to be in now that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared.Alberta Health declared th...
Jul 27, 2020
City reactivates Emergency Operations Centre in wake of COVID-19 outbreaks
The City of Red Deer has reactivated its Emergency Operations Centre at 'level one' as of Monday.This is not the same as a State of Local Emergency, but gives The City the ability to enhance its monit...
Jul 27, 2020
“The curve is no longer flat,” Dr. Hinshaw says of COVID-19 in Alberta
"The curve is no longer flat in Alberta," says the province's chief medical officer of health when it comes to COVID-19."We continue to identify high numbers of cases across the province," Dr. Deena H...
Jul 27, 2020
NHL players start their adjustment to hub life in Edmonton, Toronto
NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their hom...
Jul 27, 2020
York 9 FC adds Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero to Canadian Premier League roster
TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes ...
Jul 27, 2020
Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics
CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...
Jul 27, 2020
Warrant alleges N.S. mass shooter was seasoned smuggler of narcotics, U.S. guns
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents say witnesses told the RCMP that the gunman who carried out the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia smuggled drugs and guns from Maine for years and had se...
Jul 27, 2020
Brooke Henderson targets Women's British Open for her return to LPGA Tour
Brooke Henderson has set her sights on the British Women's Open. One of the biggest names in women's golf and the most successful pro player in Canadian history, Henderson has been out of competitive ...
Jul 27, 2020
Augmented audio, fancy sets, the JitaCam: NHL games will look different on TV
Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Sportsnet enters fresh territory&nb...
Jul 27, 2020
Border jumper leads RCMP on hours long 'float chase' down B.C. river
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - An American man is in custody after police allege he illegally jumped the border then tried to evade officers by floating down a river in British Columbia. The RCMP say in a news r...
Jul 27, 2020