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Jansen, Dickerson hit home runs for Blue Jays in 6-4 win over Orioles
TORONTO - Steven Matz pitched a strong seven-plus innings for his team-leading 14th win and got enough run support Friday as the Toronto Blue Jays kept their playoff hopes alive. The Jays held off the...
Oct 01, 2021

Formenton scores twice for Senators in 7-2 thumping of Canadiens in pre-season game
Ottawa's youth movement paced the Senators to a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in pre-season hockey Friday. Alex Formenton, 22, led the way with two goals and an assist. Drake Batherson, 23, and ...
Oct 01, 2021

NWSL Commissioner Baird resigns amid scandal
National Women's Soccer League Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned after some 19 months on the job amid allegations that a former coach engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct. Baird's resignation wa...
Oct 01, 2021

Defenceman Travis Hamonic won't opt out of NHL season: Canucks GM
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say defenceman Travis Hamonic isn't opting out of the NHL season, but he has yet to join the team. General manager Jim Benning said in a statement Friday on Twitter t...
Oct 01, 2021

Restaurant owners confused and frustrated with Restrictions Exemption Program
MEDICINE HAT, AB- Joe Desjardins moved to Medicine Hat nine months ago to start his newest venture Country Crumbs. Having operated a successful restaurant for years in another town he was shocked to h...
Oct 01, 2021

Historic plaque unveiled at McKenzie Sharland Grocery
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A landmark building in the River Flats that was devastated by the 2013 flood had its moment in the sun today. The official unveiling of a plaque designating the Mckenzie Sharland Gr...
Oct 01, 2021

NDP says Kenney should kick unvaccinated MLAs out of caucus
The Opposition New Democrats say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney needs to set a good example by ensuring all his caucus members are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Deputy NDP house leader Thomas Dang s...
Oct 01, 2021

Food bank aims to be 'not just a hand out but a hand up'
MEDICINE HAT, AB - He can't give a specific date yet but the board chair of the Medicine Hat & District Food Bank says it will move into its new home on Maple Avenue this fall."There's light at th...
Oct 01, 2021

Elections Canada confirms recount going ahead in Quebec riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validate...
Oct 01, 2021

'I don't want to die:' Saskatchewan woman scared after surgery in Alberta cancelled
EDMONTON - A Saskatchewan woman says she is worried she will lose her eyesight or possibly die after a surgery scheduled in Alberta for a rare cancer in her face was cancelled because she's not a resi...
Oct 01, 2021