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Hat trick from Hernández helps Bandits to road win in Drumheller
DRUMHELLER, AB - The Brooks Bandits (30-1-1) picked up their 6th straight win thanks to 4-2 road victory over the Drumheller Dragons at the Memorial Arena on Friday.Forward Randy Hernndez (Miami, FL) ...
Dec 07, 2019
"Anne with an E" creator says show won't be revived despite fan petition
TORONTO - The creator of the CBC/Netflix drama series "Anne with an E" said she was "moved to tears" by the fan response to the show's cancellation, but said the series will not be renewed despite the...
Dec 07, 2019
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUIS, Alta. - Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria won the women's World Cup downhill on Saturday at Lake Louise, Alta. Schmidhofer's time was one minute 49.92 seconds. She was the only woman to g...
Dec 07, 2019
Canadian skiers Remme, Gagnon pursue downhill gains for combined success
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Canada lacks a classic downhiller in women's ski racing, but speed is vitally important to the all-rounders on the national alpine team. Roni Remme of Collingw...
Dec 07, 2019
Consensus comes 30 years later that Montreal massacre was an anti-feminist act
MONTREAL - Thirty years after the worst mass shooting in Canadian history, official acknowledgment has come that what happened on Dec. 6, 1989 at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique was an attack on f...
Dec 07, 2019
Chinese ambassador warns Canada against adopting motion calling for sanctions
MONTREAL - China's new ambassador to Canada is threatening "very firm countermeasures" if Parliament adopts a motion calling for sanctions over alleged Chinese human rights abuses again...
Dec 07, 2019
Cale Makar making early run at Calder Trophy: 'I haven't seen anybody like him'
TORONTO - It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months...
Dec 07, 2019
Laughton leads Flyers past Senators 4-3
PHILADELPHIA - Scott Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Ivan Provorov, Travis Ko...
Dec 07, 2019
Tigers pull off blockbuster trade with Giants acquiring Plouffe, Svejkovsky
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The fabric of the Medicine Hat Tigers changed significantly on Saturday, pulling the trigger on one of their biggest trades in years.Medicine Hat has shipped overage forward Tyler P...
Dec 07, 2019 Photos courtesy of Vancouver Giants / Twitter
Pensacola naval base shooting tests US relations with Saudi
WASHINGTON - Just months after senior U.S. officials delivered substantial military aid to Saudi Arabia to counter threats from Iran, America's relationship with the kingdom is being tested by a Saudi...
Dec 07, 2019