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Aird signs with Winnipeg's Valour FC, Petrasso lands at York 9 FC
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Fraser Aird, released by Scotland's Cove Rangers last month after an incident in the stands, has joined Winnipeg's Valour FC. Aird, a former Glasgow Ranger...
Jan 24, 2020

Solar & wind energy a "huge economic opportunity" in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of researchers, government officials, and industry representatives believes renewable energy is becoming more viable in the region and presents a great opportunity for economi...
Jan 24, 2020 Dr. James Byrne presenting on the benefits of renewable energy at the Lethbridge Public Library. (Lethbridge News Now)

A new fleet of buses for the city
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bus riders in the city are commuting on a new set of wheels this week.A total of eleven new buses will be rolling out on city streets.And, they have a slightly different look, they ...
Jan 24, 2020 New bus makes a stop at Medicine Hat Mall this week (photo courtesy Ross Lavigne)

Champagne hopeful about UN Security Council bid despite stiff competition
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council this year as the governm...
Jan 24, 2020

Show of a lifetime for The Straight Jackets' lead guitarist as he battles brain cancer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The show must go on.Corey Beierbach, the lead guitarist of The Straight Jackets in Medicine Hat was diagnosed with brain cancer last fall.He says, "I was in the Calgary hospital and...
Jan 24, 2020 Corey Beierbach rehearses on Thursday, January 23, 2020 for The Hat Rocks Cancer charity concert (photo courtesy Colton Mckee)

Union fined for violating court order in Regina refinery labour dispute
REGINA - A judge has fined a union that represents more than 700 workers at a Saskatchewan oil refinery $100,000 for violating a court order that set limits on picketing durin...
Jan 24, 2020

Canada-Afghanistan under-19 cricket match rained out in South Africa
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - Canada's match against Afghanistan at the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup was abandoned Friday without a ball played because of rain. The Canadian men, who previously los...
Jan 24, 2020

At least 4 dead as magnitude 6.8 quake rocks eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 rocked eastern Turkey on Friday, causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least four people, Turkish officials said. The qua...
Jan 24, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...
Jan 24, 2020

Montreal Impact bring back Nigerian midfielder Orji Okwonkwo
MONTREAL - Nigerian youth international midfielder Orji Okwonkwo has rejoined the Montreal Impact on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909. Montreal will have the option to make the deal permane...
Jan 24, 2020