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Westlock County office closed to public due to potential COVID-19 exposure

A symptomatic staff member has been tested for the virus after returning from travel abroad

Mar 13, 2020 1:53 PM Read more >

House of Commons closes for five weeks over COVID-19 concerns

Mar 13, 2020 9:37 AM Read more >

Local fire departments face training grant cuts

Mar 13, 2020 6:30 AM Read more >

Science fair entrants qualify for Red Deer competition

Organizers pleased with number, quality of local entries

Mar 13, 2020 6:25 AM Read more >

No unexpected bombshells in provincial budget for Town of Sundre

But lingering uncertainty fuelling anxiety, says Sundre’s mayor

Mar 13, 2020 6:20 AM Read more >

Prime minister's wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, tests positive for COVID-19: PMO

Mar 12, 2020 8:40 PM Read more >

Cancel large gatherings, Alberta says

Four new cases confirmed, including a child who is expected to make a full recovery

Mar 12, 2020 5:31 PM Read more >

UPDATE: 'Social distancing' ramps up as COVID-19 spreads and economic toll mounts

Mar 12, 2020 4:13 PM Read more >

Innisfail MLA in crosshairs of anger over state of health care

Citizens accuse MLA of ‘hiding’ during fight with doctors

Mar 12, 2020 3:51 PM Read more >

Worst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread

NEW YORK — The escalating coronavirus emergency Thursday sent stocks to their worst losses since the Black Monday crash of 1987, extending a sell-off that has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big run-up since President Donald Trump's election.

Mar 12, 2020 2:53 PM Read more >