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Raptors, Spurs share 24-second Bryant tributes; Toronto wins
SAN ANTONIO - The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs did not want to be on the court after learning Kobe Bryant had died, but they tried to honour him as best they could. The teams collaborated on ...
Jan 28, 2020
Lethbridge Police investigate source of bomb threat believed to be a hoax
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of students and staff were evacuated from the Lethbridge College campus just before 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 28.Inspector Jason Dobirstein with Lethbridge Police Service ...
Jan 28, 2020 Lethbridge Police Inspector Jason Dobirstein
Kobe Bryant left deep legacy in LA sports, basketball world
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with sublime skills and an unquenchable competitive fire. He earned Los Angeles' eternal adoration during his two decade...
Jan 28, 2020
AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. That's accordin...
Jan 28, 2020
Funding for women's group under review after call for ban on man-woman relationships
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will re-evaluate the $120,000 annual public funding it gives to the province's biggest women's federation after its president suggested that heterose...
Jan 28, 2020
VIDEO: Ultimate Cheer Fusion leaping into international spotlight
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Ultimate Cheer Fusion is soaring to new heights in 2020.In April, the local cheerleading club is sending two elite-level teams to Vancouver for the Sea to Sky International Cheer Ch...
Jan 28, 2020
Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash
CALABASAS, Calif. - The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he...
Jan 28, 2020
AP source: Jet evacuates Americans from China outbreak zone
SANTA ANA, Calif. - An airplane evacuating as many as 240 Americans from a Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak departed Wednesday before dawn, and is en route to the U.S., a U.S. State Depa...
Jan 28, 2020
January pothole repairs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The snowmelt and ongoing freeze-thaw cycle we're seeing this month are the perfect conditions to create potholes on roadways.The city's Manager of Operations Jeremy Petryshyn says c...
Jan 28, 2020 Medicine Hat's Manager of Operations Jeremy Petryshyn discusses pothole repairs in the city (photo courtesy Bob Schneider)
Oilers' Zack Kassian says a win is best revenge against Flames' Matthew Tkachuk
Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian, fresh off a two-game suspension for pummelling Calgary's Matthew Tkachuk, thinks winning will be the best revenge when the teams meet again Wednesday. Kassian feel...
Jan 28, 2020