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Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to 'threat'
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport's website Tuesday afterno...
May 24, 2022
Golden State-Dallas playoff games score in weekly TV ratings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition daunting. Last week's No. 1 program was the Golden State-Dallas conference finals matchup in...
May 24, 2022
Adieu, Jo: Fans hail retiring Tsonga at French Open
PARIS (AP) - Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the F...
May 24, 2022
US Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tam...
May 24, 2022
Georgia Democrats again nominate Stacey Abrams for governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor after narrowly losing the 2018 race to current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams became a star in the Democratic Pa...
May 24, 2022
Dems pick Abrams, GOP governor candidates battle in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams secured a place on the November ballot in Georgia's high-stakes governor's race on Tuesday as polls closed across the state, while a more competitive fight was pl...
May 24, 2022
Seoul: North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the Norths' first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country ma...
May 24, 2022
Police commission reacts to sudden resignation of chief
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The sudden resignation of Medicine Hat Police Chief Mike Worden has caught many by surprise. Worden has been in the top job for about 17 months and was officially sworn-in back in J...
May 24, 2022
Federal, provincial governments pledge $15M each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The federal and provincial governments are each committing $15 million in support of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horga...
May 24, 2022
Camera captures mother duck nesting, ducklings being born outside South Ridge home
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Here's a story that will have you quacking a smile.Norm and Myrna Morrison had a welcome visitor for a couple of weeks in May and over the long weekend helped her - and her newborns...
May 24, 2022