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Mass held near site of Quebec propane explosion as three remain missing
MONTREAL - Members of a grieving community north of Montreal gathered Sunday for a mass in solidarity with the families of three people who remained missing following a fire and explosion at a propane...
Jan 15, 2023

Blue Jays announce bullpen coach Matt Buschmann stepping down
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will be in search of a new bullpen coach. The team announced Sunday that Matt Buschmann has opted to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities. Toronto also ...
Jan 15, 2023

Man charged with voyeurism in connection to Lethbridge incident
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service has apprehended a man accused of voyeurism.On Jan. 9, police responded to a report of a disturbance at the YMCA in west Lethbridge.The investigation dete...
Jan 15, 2023

'Be Kind' benches to be donated to every elementary school in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A locally based national playground manufacturer is spreading kindness in our city.Blue IMP is donating 20 "Be Kind" benches to local schools, one for every elementary school in the...
Jan 15, 2023

Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom, completes Norway sweep
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Henrik Kristoffersen raced through steady falling snow to win a World Cup slalom Sunday and give Norway a three-race weekend sweep. For the third straight day, in three diff...
Jan 15, 2023

Three Canadians dress in top-of-the-table Arsenal-Chelsea women's clash
LONDON - Chelsea rallied to tie Arsenal 1-1 with a late Sam Kerr goal Sunday in a top-of-the table clash in the English Barclays Women's Super League that saw three Canadians dress. Defender Kadeisha ...
Jan 15, 2023

Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country's army. A group linked to Islamic ext...
Jan 15, 2023

Public transit struggling to lure back riders amid deficits, rising costs of living
TORONTO - Kelly Fairchild will be paying more to take public transit this year - money she says will come directly out of her food budget. "Food and groceries are going up and if they keep increasing ...
Jan 15, 2023

New emergency discharge community transition beds opening for people experiencing homelessness
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Jasper Place Wellness Centre announced they are opening 36 new transition beds for people experiencing homelessness who have been discharged from Edmonton hospital em...
Jan 15, 2023

Ukraine races to rescue people from Russian strike on Dnipro
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - Rescue workers in Ukraine scrambled Sunday to pull survivors from the rubble of an apartment building hit a day earlier by a Russian missile in the southeastern city of Dnipro. ...
Jan 15, 2023