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VIDEO: Closing in on 4,000th broadcast Ridley looks back on journey with Tigers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Tigers fans will have to wait a little while longer to celebrate one of the most remarkable milestones in junior hockey broadcasting history.The Canadian Hockey League'...
Mar 12, 2020 Medicine Hat Tigers play by play voice Bob Ridley (Photo courtesy of Colton McKee)
NBA says virus hiatus will likely last "at least" a month
MIAMI - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday night that the league's hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder o...
Mar 12, 2020
Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...
Mar 12, 2020
F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns
MELBOURNE, Australia - The first Formula One Grand Prix of the season was cancelled two hours before the first official practice was set to start Friday after organizers relented to pressure to call i...
Mar 12, 2020
Men's pro tennis tour halts for 6 weeks because of COVID-19
The ATP suspended all men's professional tennis tournaments for six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the WTA said Thursday it was calling off three events for now and would decide on any ...
Mar 12, 2020
Ex-track athletes detail alleged sex abuse by college coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich claims one of her track coaches, John Rembao, began grooming her for a sexually abusive relationship when she was 16 before physically taking...
Mar 12, 2020
Bank of Canada pumps $7B, expands bond buy-backs to ease economic concerns
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada prepared to increase the cash it pumps into the financial system and Finance Minister Bill Morneau stressed the need for fiscal measures to manage the impact of COVID-19 as...
Mar 12, 2020
March Madness: NCAA Tournaments cancelled due to coronavirus
March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out. The NCAA cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, puttin...
Mar 12, 2020
Integrity czar blames prison service over insubordination, harassment incidents
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog has found the federal prison service failed to ensure a safe work environment at a Quebec penitentiary. In a report released Thursday, public sector integrity commissioner ...
Mar 12, 2020
The latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic from across the globe
President Donald Trump says he's temporarily halting his trademark rallies as his campaign bows to the coronavirus outbreak that is rapidly reshaping the political landscape.The rallies have long been...
Mar 12, 2020