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PSA: Remember safe food practices this holiday season
RED DEER - This holiday season, keep your family healthy and your feast free of food-borne illnesses by following safe food handling practices, from grocery store shopping to storing leftovers.You can...
Dec 22, 2022
Environment Canada warning Quebecers about possible blackouts due to winter storm
MONTREAL - Environment Canada is warning Quebecers to prepare emergency kits that can help sustain them for up to 72 hours without power, as a major storm approaches the province. The weather agency i...
Dec 22, 2022
Evacuation order rescinded near Tomslake
Following a tanker truck crash carrying hazardous material between Pouce Coupe and the Alberta boundary on Wednesday afternoon, the evacuation order for the community of Tomslake has been rescinded. A...
Dec 22, 2022
Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to the House Jan. 6 committee a wide-ranging pressure campaign from Donald Trump's allies aimed at influencing her cooperation wi...
Dec 22, 2022
Olympic champ Edin named interim president of new Curling Players' Association
Olympic champion Niklas Edin of Sweden has been named interim president of the new Curling Players' Association. The international group was organized by Curling Live streaming service co-founder Ryla...
Dec 22, 2022
Feds opt to focus on making access-to-info law work better amid calls for reforms
OTTAWA - The federal government says departments will focus on making the access-to-information system work better amid calls for fundamental changes to the transparency law. The Access to Information...
Dec 22, 2022
Losada gets fresh start in Montreal after troubled stint with D.C. United
MONTREAL - Hernn Losada's first stint as a Major League Soccer head coach lasted just over one season, a tenure characterized by a contentious relationship between the coach and his bosses at D.C. Uni...
Dec 22, 2022
Albertans reminded to protect information online following account breaches
RED DEER, AB - Following a recent breach of several individual accounts, the provincial government is reminding Albertans to protect their personal information when working online.They say cybersecuri...
Dec 22, 2022
Province announces $26M for Persons with Developmental Disabilities program
Medicine Hat, AB - The Alberta government is addressing staffing challenges and rising operational costs in the social sector with a further $26 million in support this year.The government says thousa...
Dec 22, 2022
AHS completing rollout of FAST program to help patients get quicker referrals and procedures
Red Deer, AB - A new program will help Albertans find a urologist or orthopedic surgeon quicker.The program, called FAST, or Alberta Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment, enables family doctors...
Dec 22, 2022