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Leaders detail concerns about COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous populations
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders from across Canada say they are worried supports promised by the federal government to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis deal with the fallout of COVID-19 might not do en...
Mar 27, 2020
Conservatives suspend party's leadership race citing COVID-19
OTTAWA -- The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...
Mar 26, 2020
Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...
Mar 26, 2020
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020
Grande Prairie catholic schools to make and deliver meals to those in need
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation and Division are now going to provide 200 meals a week for families, and 2000 meals a week for residents of Rotary House.Both the ...
Mar 26, 2020 Photo: Facebook / Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation
AHS official projecting need of 2,250 beds for COVID-19 patients in Alberta
The Province of Alberta is expecting to need approximately 2,250 hospital beds specifically for COVID-19 patients, according to AHS' Vice-President and Medical Director for Northern Alberta, Dr. Mark ...
Mar 26, 2020 AHS Vice-President and Medical Director for Northern Alberta, Dr. Mark Joffe during Thursday's COVID-19 update (Photo: Government of Alberta)
World leaders vow to co-ordinate virus response in video call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of the United Nations told leaders of the world's 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit Thursday that "we are at war with a virus - ...
Mar 26, 2020
FBI chief pledges to find answers on ex-agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The FBI won't give up on "finding out what happened" to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians, according to an email FBI Direc...
Mar 26, 2020
US could get stake in airlines in exchange for virus grants
The Trump administration is raising the possibility of the government getting ownership stakes in U.S. airlines in exchange for $25 billion in direct grants to help the carriers survive a downturn cau...
Mar 26, 2020
Peace River, Valleyview areas add first confirmed cases of COVID-19
The Peace River and Valleyview areas now have their first confirmed cases of COVID-19.The province's aggregate data website was updated during Dr. Deena Hinshaw's daily update on Thursday, showing one...
Mar 26, 2020