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Hernandez hits two homers to power Blue Jays to x-x victory over Phillies
TORONTO - Ross Stripling allowed two hits over seven strong innings and Teoscar Hernandez smashed two homers to give Toronto Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider an 8-2 victory in his debut agains...
Jul 13, 2022

Vingegaard seizes Tour lead after 1st big mountain stage
COL DU GRANON, France (AP) - The first big mountain stage shook things up at the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted toward the end of Wednesday's 11th stage and lost the yellow ...
Jul 13, 2022

10 unvaccinated Royals players skipping trip to Toronto
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren't vacci...
Jul 13, 2022

Rotary Club of Medicine Hat helping recent immigrants with bikes
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Rotary Club of Medicine Hat has been helping newcomers get around a little bit easier, by giving them the gift of two wheels. Bikes have been fixed up and delivered to several n...
Jul 13, 2022

Number of COVID inpatients decreasing province-wide
COVID hospitalizations are continuing to trend downward in Alberta even as the number of new confirmed cases rises.The province released its weekly COVID update on Wednesday. Between July 4 and 11, th...
Jul 13, 2022

How the Bank of Canada interest rate hike will impact consumers
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate by a full percentage, marking the highest single interest rate hike since 1998.The Bank of Canada said the rate hike was needed ...
Jul 13, 2022

Miners say baby woolly mammoth find in Yukon is biggest event in life so far
WHITEHORSE - Travis Delawski went out looking for gold but found something even more precious. The miner for Treadstone Gold got in his excavator on June 21 just before lunch and set out for the river...
Jul 13, 2022

Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
NEW YORK (AP) - A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defen...
Jul 13, 2022

Federal government to provide more than $35 million for supports during papal visit
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide more than $35 million during the papal visit to Canada to support Indigenous communities, organizations and residential schools survivors. Pope Fra...
Jul 13, 2022

Contenders re-sign key players at start of NHL free agency
Recent Stanley Cup winners spent the first day of NHL free agency re-signing key players to long-term contracts. The reigning champion Colorado Avalanche brought back big defender Josh Manson and sign...
Jul 13, 2022