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Canucks beat Wild 3-0, take series lead in penalty-filled NHL qualifying game
EDMONTON - Jacob Markstrom got the shutout and Brock Boeser scored one for a fallen friend Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks pushed the Minnesota Wild to the brink of elimination in NHL qualifying pla...
Aug 06, 2020

Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka continues to be a major force
SAN FRANCISCO - Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding P...
Aug 06, 2020

Hagerty rides Trump support to Senate GOP win in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee....
Aug 06, 2020

A timeline of Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
Some key events in Canada-U.S. trade relations since 2018: Aug. 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to reimpose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying "Canada was taking adv...
Aug 06, 2020

Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020

Eye safety on sunny days often overlooked
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There are many benefits to living where there are 330 days of sunshine each year.But there's also a health risk that all too often is overlooked.During sunny days people usually rem...
Aug 06, 2020

Tourism Medicine Hat throws hat in the ring for animatronic dinos
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Tourism Medicine Hat was hoping to find another way to bring more people to our city by going back to the region's prehistoric past.They were planning to win one or more of the 70 a...
Aug 06, 2020

Confident Chiarot helping Habs shut down high-flying Penguins offence
TORONTO - Ben Chiarot says when his confidence goes up, the game slows down. It must be moving at a snail's pace right now for the Montreal Canadiens defenceman. Chiarot played an instrumental role in...
Aug 06, 2020

Canadian international Jonathan David reportedly on the move to France's Lille
Canadian striker Jonathan David is close to finalizing a deal to join France's Lille, according to L'Equipe. The French sports newspaper reported Thursday an agreement with Belgium's KAA Gen...
Aug 06, 2020

WHL tentative start date pushed back to early December
CALGARY, AB - Puck drop on the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season has been pushed back by two months as the league looks to secure approvals to return to the ice.The WHL announced on Thursday that t...
Aug 06, 2020