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Gold scams, distraction thefts on the rise across Alberta
Gold scams and distraction-type thefts are increasing across Alberta, says ALERT's Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta (CISA).There have been 45 reported instances of gold scams or distraction-type ...
Jul 09, 2020
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA - A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's health-care system is calling on patients, families, doctors and nurses to come forward wi...
Jul 09, 2020
Attempted murder charges laid in Cold Lake after Mountie beaten
COLD LAKE - RCMP say a man faces two dozen criminal charges, including attempted murder, after a Mountie was beaten with a club.Police say an officer was trying to make an arrest on Tuesday after a st...
Jul 09, 2020
County council approves speed limit reduction for part of Waskasoo Avenue
Residential growth has led to the speed limit for a stretch of road in Gasoline Alley being lowered from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. Red Deer County council approved the speed limit cut for the section of Was...
Jul 09, 2020
New program aims to attract petrochemical manufacturing to Alberta
Alberta is already a leader of petrochemical manufacturing in Canada, but a new program aims to set the province up as a global player. The provincial government announced on Thursday the Alberta Petr...
Jul 09, 2020
Security issue identified with Alberta's COVID-tracing app
LETHBRIDGE - iPhone users should be aware of a potential security risk with the province's contact tracing app for COVID-19.The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) rel...
Jul 09, 2020
Bolivia's interim president has COVID-19 but ‘feels strong’
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Interim Bolivian President Jeanine ez says she has tested positive for the new coronavirus but feels strong and will continue working from isolation. Her infection comes amid a spike...
Jul 09, 2020
Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case
VANCOUVER - Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building...
Jul 09, 2020
Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello has announced that he is sick with COVID-19. The man considered the second-most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nico...
Jul 09, 2020
Central Zone with 11 active COVID-19 cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Central Zone nearly doubled on Thursday, going from six on to 11. Two of the new active cases are in Red Deer County, while the city of Red Deer now has thre...
Jul 09, 2020