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Latest stats reveal 12 deaths from drug overdose in Medicine Hat
LETHBRIDGE, AB--The Government of Alberta is reporting a significant number of drug overdose deaths in the first four months of this year.New numbers from the Alberta substance use surveillance system...
Jun 27, 2023
NHL draft moment almost here for phenom Connor Bedard
NASHVILLE - Connor Bedard strode into a bright room on the 11th floor of an office tower overlooking Bridgestone Arena. He took his place at the podium before a phalanx of cameras and a few dozen repo...
Jun 27, 2023
Quebec movie theatre mogul Vincenzo Guzzo charged with criminal harassment
MONTREAL - Vincenzo Guzzo, CEO of a large independent movie theatre chain in Quebec and investor on CBC Television's "Dragon's Den," has been charged with criminal harassment. The Quebec prosecutor's ...
Jun 27, 2023
U.S. arrests 4 Mexican nationals in 2022 deaths of 53 migrants found trapped in hot tractor trailer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday announced the arrests of four more people in last year's smuggling deaths of 53 migrants, including eight children, who were left in a tractor trailer in...
Jun 27, 2023
Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US
CHICAGO (AP) - Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and ...
Jun 27, 2023
Andreescu, Marino knocked out of Bad Homburg, Eastbourne International
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Bianca Andreescu was knocked out of the Bad Homburg Open, losing 3-6, 2-6 to Spain's Rebeka Masarova on Tuesday in the round of 16. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., had one ac...
Jun 27, 2023
Sheldon Keefe to return as Maple Leafs head coach: Treliving
NASHVILLE - Sheldon Keefe will be back behind the Maple Leafs' bench in October. Toronto general manager Brad Treliving told reporters at the NHL draft in Nashville the 42-year-old head coach will lea...
Jun 27, 2023
Former captain Ryan Getzlaf named player development coordinator by Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Former captain Ryan Getzlaf is now the player development coordinator for the Anaheim Ducks. Getzlaf served as Anaheim's captain for 12 seasons (2010-22). He is also the all-tim...
Jun 27, 2023
Kevin Hayes traded from the Flyers to the Blues for a 6th-round pick in 2024
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The St. Louis Blues have acquired center Kevin Hayes from the Philadelphia Flyers for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 draft. The teams announced the trade Tuesday, the day before th...
Jun 27, 2023
Canadiens deal draft picks, Fairbrother for Colorado's Alex Newhook
NASHVILLE - The Montreal Canadiens have traded for Colorado Avalanche forward Alex Newhook. In return for the 22-year-old centre, the Habs will send both a first and second round pick (31st and 37th o...
Jun 27, 2023