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Nurse expected Serge Ibaka back in the lineup Sunday after missing 10 games
TORONTO - Serge Ibaka was expected to play Sunday night when the Toronto Raptors hosted the Utah Jazz. The Raptors forward missed 10 games after suffering an ankle strain against New Orleans on Nov. 8...
Dec 01, 2019

Voters keeping pressure on Kenney, Moe, survey results suggest
OTTAWA - As provincial and territorial leaders prepare to gather, new survey results suggest two western premiers pushing Ottawa to help kickstart their economies face some uneasin...
Dec 01, 2019

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent additional surgery last week
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has undergone an additional surgery, just two months removed from a quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September. At the request of the Lafleur family, th...
Dec 01, 2019

Austria's Mayer takes season-opening Super G race, Italy's Paris second
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Matthias Mayer of Austria won the season-opening World Cup Super-G on Sunday. The reigning Olympic champion in the discipline posted a time of one minute 31.40 seconds o...
Dec 01, 2019

Stolen fire truck sparks police pursuit in Winnipeg, suspect arrested
WINNIPEG - Police zapped a man with a stun gun and took him into custody Friday after a suspect stole a fire truck and drove it, lights flashing and horn blaring, through downtown Winnipeg. Const. Rob...
Dec 01, 2019

Canada's MacLennan wins bronze in trampoline world championships
TOKYO - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan of King City, Ont., captured bronze in the women's individual trampoline event on Sunday to wrap-up the 2019 Trampoline Gymnastics World Ch...
Dec 01, 2019

Canada's Boutin claims gold medal in women's 500 at short-track World Cup
NAGOYA, Japan - Kim Boutin was one of three medallists for Canada on Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup, claiming gold in the women's 500 metres. Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., won sil...
Dec 01, 2019

Oilers captain McDavid named first star of the month for November
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid is the NHL's first star for the month of November. Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon was named second star while Chicago B...
Dec 01, 2019

Redesigned ambulances being rolled out to most of southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly 420 ambulances across the province are being replaced by Alberta Health Services (AHS).EMS Associate Executive Director of Business Standards and Operations Support Mike Plato ...
Dec 01, 2019 The inside of an ambulance that does not feature the upgraded design. (Lethbridge News Now)

Fair Deal Panel coming to the Hat on Jan. 17
Medicine Hat, AB - The provincial Fair Deal Panel will open public discussions on Tuesday in Edmonton on a range of topics aimed at increasing provincial jurisdiction on everything from an Alberta pen...
Dec 01, 2019