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Bow Island Minor Hockey Association pleading with province to lift restrictions on kids sports
Bow Island, AB-- 14-year-old Keely Timmons struggles to hold back tears while talking about what she loves most about playing hockey. "I think just seeing your friends a lot. Getting out there and act...
Jan 23, 2021

Homa, Finau, Kim share 3rd-round lead at American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Max Homa has been tearing up the Stadium Course at The American Express for two days. If he can do it one more time Sunday, the Southern California native could be raising his seco...
Jan 23, 2021

Blue Jackets deal unhappy Dubois to Jets for Laine, Roslovic
COLUMBUS, Ohio - After Pierre-Luc Dubois was benched for lack of effort two days ago, the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday traded the unhappy star centre to the Winnipeg Jets for Patrik Laine and Jac...
Jan 23, 2021

COVID-19 Update: 573 new cases, 13 additional deaths
EDMONTON, AB- The province of Alberta confirmed 573 new cases and 13 additional deaths on Saturday. 10,894 tests were completed over the past 24 hours. The provincial positivity rate is 5. 3 per cent....
Jan 23, 2021

Taxi companies lose court bid to quash Uber, Lyft licences in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Several taxi companies have lost a court bid to run Uber and Lyft off the road in British Columbia.Nine Metro Vancouver cab companies filed a petition asking the B.C. Supreme Court to quas...
Jan 23, 2021

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Sloan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but no longer. And he dismissed the idea that kicking Sloan...
Jan 23, 2021

Humphries wins another monobob gold, leads 1-2 finish for US
KOENIGSSEE, Germany - Kaillie Humphries got her second win in as many attempts in a monobob sled this season Saturday, leading a gold-silver finish for USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Humphries, a Cana...
Jan 23, 2021

Fire crews extinguish house fire
MEDICINE HAT, AB- Members of the Medicine Hat fire department quickly knocked down a fire inside a home on Clark Cres. SE early Saturday morning. Crews responded to the report at around 1 a.m. Saturda...
Jan 23, 2021

Own goal eliminates FA Cup holder Arsenal at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Defending-champion Arsenal was eliminated from FA Cup competition following a 1-0 fourth-round loss Satuday to Southampton. Adding insult to injury was the defeat came the ...
Jan 23, 2021

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leav...
Jan 23, 2021