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Canada's Courtney Sarault, Steven Dubois win silvers at Four Continents
MONTREAL - Just when Courtney Sarault thought she had nothing left in the tank, the Canadian speedskater dug deep to overcome pain and fatigue. Despite not feeling in top shape, Sarault won another si...
Jan 12, 2020
Canadian men's volleyball team qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men's volleyball team is heading to this summer's Olympic Games. The men used a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday to clinch a spot at the Olympics during the NORCECA men's To...
Jan 12, 2020
Tigers captains select rosters for 2020 Skills Competition
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Much like NHL executives on the draft floor, four members of the Medicine Hat Tigers put their general manager hats on Sunday.James Hamblin, Ryan Chyzowski, Bryan Lockner, and Cole ...
Jan 12, 2020 Baxter Anderson competing in the Showtime Shootout at the 2019 Tigers Skills Competition (Photo courtesy of Colton McKee)
Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully...
Jan 12, 2020
DeRozan scores 25 points to lead Spurs to 105-104 victory over Raptors
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan exacted a bit of revenge against his old team on Sunday. DeRozan scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half to lift San Antonio to a 105-104 victory over the Toron...
Jan 12, 2020
Rattlers survive Olds College comeback, stretch win streak to four
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The word 'marathon' often gets thrown around in five-set volleyball matches, but Saturday's tilt between the Medicine Hat College Rattlers and Olds College Broncos was truly one for...
Jan 12, 2020 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Taiwan’s leader reelected as voters back tough China stance
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan's president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signalled strong support for her tough stance against China among voters determined to defen...
Jan 12, 2020
Ray Shero is out as New Jersey Devils' general manager
NEWARK, N.J. - Ray Shero has been fired as the New Jersey Devils' general manager after a four-plus year tenure that saw the three-time Stanley Cup champions make the playoffs only once. Owner Josh Ha...
Jan 12, 2020
Pettersson, Markstrom help Canucks beat Wild 4-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Elias Pettersson scored his 21st goal and fellow All-Star Jacob Markstom stopped 23 shots in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Bo Horvat added two...
Jan 12, 2020
PM speaks at Edmonton memorial for crash victims
Edmonton, AB - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been ``gut-wrenching'' to listen to stories from the families of 57 Canadians who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last we...
Jan 12, 2020