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Carolina Herrera brings big bows, pops of colour and drama
NEW YORK - It was all about drama at Carolina Herrera's show Monday with signature oversized bows, sweeping gowns with long trains and bright pops of colour contrasted with optic whites and jet blacks...
Feb 10, 2020

Liberals pull plug on 12-year-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling the plug on a 12-year-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 from its base near the national capital. The decision ends more than a decade ...
Feb 10, 2020

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - Efforts by hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to halt a pipeline project have prompted arrests and spurred a national movement that saw protesters light a ceremonial fire at the f...
Feb 10, 2020

Southern Express midget squad surging ahead of AFHL playoffs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Entering the Christmas break, the Southern Express midget elite female hockey team was floundering with five straight losses.Just over a month later, the Express have flipped the sc...
Feb 10, 2020 Southern Express celebrating Payton Kruger's first period goal on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin)

Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Darnell Nurse to two-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract extension Monday. The 25-year-old native of Hamilton, Ont., has 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) and 44 pen...
Feb 10, 2020

Train, Hunter Brothers and Johnny Reid to headline 2020 Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A rising country group, a multiple CCMA and Juno award winning singer and a popular rock band are set to perform at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede this summer.The Medici...
Feb 10, 2020 Marni Elliott, the chair of the Stampede's entertainment committee, announces the 2020 Stampede lineup, alongside Stampede Princess Dionne Dionne Friemark and Stampede Queen Rayelle Smith on Monday. - Photo by Charles Lefebvre

Chargers QB Rivers will enter free agency after 16 seasons
COSTA MESA, Calif. - Philip Rivers' 16-year career with the Chargers has come to an end. The franchise announced Monday that Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season. Gener...
Feb 10, 2020

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor named NHL second star of the week
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor was named NHL second star of the week on Monday after leading the league with eight points over four games. He had three goals and five assists over th...
Feb 10, 2020

Police: 2 officers, 1 other person shot at Arkansas Walmart
FORREST CITY, Ark. - At least three people, including two police officers, were shot Monday morning at a Walmart in eastern Arkansas, police said. Arkansas State Police said in a Facebook post that tw...
Feb 10, 2020

Rattlers volleyball prepping for provincials, futsal returns to 'Snake Pit'
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The clock is ticking down to the opening serve of ACAC Women's Volleyball Championships, a clock the Medicine Hat College Rattlers are watching with anticipation.It's hard to believ...
Feb 10, 2020 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin