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Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean trad...
Jul 23, 2020

Toronto Arrows re-sign fly half Tayler Adams and 4 other players for 2021 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed New Zealand fly half Tayler Adams and four other players. The Major League Rugby team has also brought Manuel Diana, Guiseppe du Toit, Leandro Leivas and Be...
Jul 23, 2020

Indians to meet with Native Americans on potential new name
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians will consult with Native American groups as they consider changing the name of their franchise for the first time since 1915. Owner Paul Dolan gave more details on th...
Jul 23, 2020

Traffic stop in Medicine Hat connected to Calgary, Winnipeg
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An interprovincial effort begun by the Winnipeg Police Service led to traffic stop in Medicine Hat and a 24-year-old man from Calgary charged with possession of stolen property. Acc...
Jul 23, 2020

Alberta, Ottawa agree on one-year child care deal with some COVID money
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Albert...
Jul 23, 2020

'We failed him:' Saskatchewan health officials sorry over man's drowning death
REGINA - A young man pleaded for help as he was being led out of a hospital by security before taking his own life in a lake on the Saskatchewan legislature grounds. The final moments ...
Jul 23, 2020

Feds giving Alberta $45M to support child care
Alberta will receive $45 million this year to invest in early learning and child care.The funding comes from an agreement between the federal, provincial and territorial governments that started in th...
Jul 23, 2020

Tories, NDP call on ethics watchdog to launch new probe of Morneau over WE trips
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are asking the federal ethics watchdog to widen his probe of Bill Morneau regarding the WE organization as the finance minister continues to face calls for his resigna...
Jul 23, 2020

Vancouver Whitecaps, Chicago Fire forced off the field in Florida weather delay
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The weather forced the Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire SC off the field Thursday at the MLS is Back Tournament. Tied 0-0, the game was halted in the 64th minute as lightn...
Jul 23, 2020

Johnny Reid, Hunter Brothers, Train to play Stampede in 2021
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The night show lineup planned for the 2020 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has been rebooked for next year.The Stampede says Johnny Reid, Hunter Brothers and Train are confir...
Jul 23, 2020