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GAME NOTES: Tigers look for weekend sweep Saturday in Moose Jaw
MOOSE JAW, SK - The Medicine Hat Tigers took the first game of their weekend home and home series with the Warriors 5-2. Trailing 2-1 heading into the final frame, the Tigers scored four unanswered go...
Jan 11, 2020
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coast guard said 12 migrants were found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others were rescued after their boat took on water and sank Saturday. A search for more survivors was la...
Jan 11, 2020
Bandits defeat Grizzlys, win 50th straight regular season home game
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits (37-3-1) won their 50th consecutive regular season home game on Friday, downing the Olds Grizzlys 6-1 at the Centennial Regional Arena.Goaltender Ethan Barwick (St. Alb...
Jan 11, 2020 Photo courtesy of Em Duncan / Brooks Bandits
Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday acknowledged that its armed forces "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had r...
Jan 11, 2020
Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over
CALGARY - Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change. Less than three months out from the women's world hockey championship in...
Jan 11, 2020
Fine revenue loss stings, but won’t hurt Red Deer RCMP service delivery
Red Deer, AB - The City of Red Deer's Protective Services division is getting everything it requested for 2020, with the exception of a cash grab by the province.This year, the City and Red Deer RCMP ...
Jan 11, 2020 Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Officials: 3 dead in Alabama, bringing storm death toll to 7
BENTON, La. - The National Weather Service reports three storm-related deaths in Alabama, bringing the number of people killed following severe storms to at least seven. The National Weather Service i...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
Four Canadians go in top 20 of MLS draft with Ryan Raposo leading the way at No. 4
Four Canadians went in the top 20 of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft with the Vancouver Whitecaps taking Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall from Syracuse to kick things off. Wake Forest midfiel...
Jan 11, 2020
Medical association warns of closures of rural practices due to changes to billing
EDMONTON - With just three weeks to go before new billing rules kick in for Alberta doctors, physicians say they are still talking with the government to find a better solution.Doctor Christine Molnar...
Jan 11, 2020