Author Archives:
Lizzo talks diversity, self-confidence and femininity
MEXICO CITY - Fresh from winning three Grammys, singer Lizzo visited Mexico City for a private concert, surprising her fans with acoustic versions of her hits and a toast with tequila. The star from D...
Feb 14, 2020
Ticketing plan for Kobe Bryant public memorial released
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers announced Friday that fans seeking to attend the Feb. 24 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, at Staples Center must register to purchase tickets and...
Feb 14, 2020
Blue Jays Yamaguchi feeling like a rookie in first major league spring training
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Shun Yamaguchi is feeling like a rookie again as he begins his first spring training in the major leagues. The 32-year-old right-hander, who starred in his native Japan for 14 sea...
Feb 14, 2020
17 years for French immersion programming at Medicine Hat Catholic School Division
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Over the past 17 years, the French immersion program in the Medicine Hat Catholic School Division has grown.Vice Principal of cole St. John Paul II Terry Kennedy was one of two teac...
Feb 14, 2020 French immersion at École St. John Paul II in Medicine Hat (Photo courtesy Colton Mckee)
Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod returns to NWSL with Orlando Pride
ORLANDO, Fla. - Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod has signed with the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., who has won 118 caps for Canada, agr...
Feb 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders pranked by Russians posing as Greta Thunberg
MOSCOW - Russian pranksters claim they called U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pretending to be climate activist Greta Thunberg and offered Thunberg's support to his campaign. Vla...
Feb 14, 2020
No mechanical defects on train that derailed in Saskatchewan: report
The Transportation Safety Board says its investigators have not found any mechanical defects on a train that derailed and spilled oil in rural Saskatchewan.The Canadian Pacific Railway freight train j...
Feb 14, 2020
'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' finds heart, song in tragedy
LOS ANGELES - The zestfully titled, song-and-dance filled "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" has an unlikely origin. The NBC series, about a young woman who channels other people's thoughts through pop s...
Feb 14, 2020
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly filed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges across ...
Feb 14, 2020
One in custody following "high-risk incident" near Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat police have one man in custody following what they're calling a high-risk incident near the Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre Friday morningAccording to a news release fro...
Feb 14, 2020 Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre - Photo by Colton McKee