Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News
Noises Off for Innisfail Town Theatre’s new spring production
Innisfail theatre group quickly returns following last fall’s successful Agatha Christie production
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Travel advisory: Convoy rallying against COVID mandates makes way to Edmonton
Convoys from muster points at Sundre, near Olds, Penhold, Ponoka and Leduc, south of Calgary converge on Highway 2
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Seniors gardening initiative supported
Pandemic challenges for seniors' health and well-being acknowledge by Didsbury mayor
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Hybrid COVID rules now instituted at Bowden arena
One set of rules for youth and another for adults at Bowden Igloo
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Full club volleyball, basketball programs expected
Sports business owner says programs were "sideswiped" by COVID restrictions just after being founded last year
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Olds College extends hybrid COVID restrictions another six weeks
Most in-person learning at college delayed until at least Feb. 22
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Innisfail council unanimously approves COVID policy
Mayor Jean Barclay’s initiative to faithfully follow provincially mandated COVID restrictions approved as council policy
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Specialized mental health support coming for students
“We don’t want to be alarmist, but our schools are facing the reality that entire classrooms are being detrimentally affected by this at times,” says associate superintendent of student services
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Catholic school division's vaccination procedure in place
RDCRS employees are required to either be fully vaccinated or be required to take two rapid tests per week, or have a valid medical exemption
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MLA Cooper says unions 'engaged in politics of COVID'
“When I hear from constituents the last thing the majority of them want is additional lockdown measures," said Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA
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