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Bettman: NHL has to be ready to adapt and adjust as league prepares to open season
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league has to be ready to adjust and adapt as it prepares to launch its abbreviated 56-game season during the second wave of a global pandemic.In a conference ca...
Jan 11, 2021

Bianca Back: Tennis star Andreescu slated to make long-awaited return in Melbourne
After a long wait, Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is finally set to make her return to competitive play. The 2019 U.S. Open champion will return to the court at the upcoming Melbourne Summer Se...
Jan 11, 2021

Alberta RCMP reviewing whether COVID-19 death of meat-plant worker was criminal
CALGARY - RCMP in Alberta are reviewing whether the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Cargill meat-packing plant last spring is a criminal matter.Cpl. Tammy Keibel, district media relations officer for ...
Jan 11, 2021

British union says it is close to settlement over unpaid Toronto Wolfpack wages
The British union representing former Toronto Wolfpack players says it is close to a settlement in excess of $1 million with majority owner David Argyle over unpaid wages. Players and staff on the fai...
Jan 11, 2021

Polar Plunge going virtual for 2021
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The people behind the annual Polar Plunge weren't about to let the 10th year go by quietly.And so like so many other events, it will go virtual this year.Usually held in March at th...
Jan 11, 2021

Bar association seeks Giuliani ban over 'combat' remarks
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani is facing possible expulsion from the New York State Bar Association over incendiary remarks he made to President Donald Trump's supporters last week before they violently sto...
Jan 11, 2021

UPDATE: Two pedestrians hit in crosswalk, taken to hospital
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat police say two pedestrians were hit in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Cameron Road and Carry Drive SE just before 1:15 p.m. on Monday.Both female pedestrians...
Jan 11, 2021

Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald looking forward to finally making PFL debut
Thanks to the global pandemic and his move from Bellator to the Professional Fighters League, Canadian welterweight contender Rory (Red King) MacDonald has not fought since October 2019. But there is ...
Jan 11, 2021

Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism," in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes ...
Jan 11, 2021

Canada's NHL franchises ready to get familiar with each other during 56-game sprint
Paul Maurice was getting asked the usual training camp questions - line combinations, off-season moves, his thoughts on prospects hoping to crack the roster. When the conversation pivoted to the NHL's...
Jan 11, 2021