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Vancouver Canucks acquire defenceman Hronek from Red Wings for picks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added to their blue line, acquiring defenceman Filip Hronek from the Detroit Red Wings. The trade, announced Wednesday, sees Vancouver send Detroit a pair of dra...
Mar 01, 2023

Lethbridge Speed Skater brings home medal at Canada Winter Games
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge speed skaters Zakhary Adelman and Mikka Eaves impressed at the Canada Winter Games currently underway in Prince Edward Island. Both are members of the Alberta Short Track S...
Mar 01, 2023

California board denies parole for RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan. Sirhan's lawyer Angela Berry says the parole board decided the 78-year-old prisoner still l...
Mar 01, 2023

Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A man was arrested after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, federal authorities said. Marc Muffley, 40, is ch...
Mar 01, 2023

MLA Phillips calls Alberta budget "fraudulent" and designed to buy votes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MLA for Lethbridge-West is not holding back with her thoughts about the new provincial budget.The Government of Alberta unveiled Budget 2023 on February 28, 2023, posting a surplu...
Mar 01, 2023

Canadian forward Josh Mao combines high-level rugby with top academics at Cal
Part of Cal's storied college rugby program, Canadian Josh Mao is also looking to make a mark off the pitch. The junior front-row forward from Victoria, who is majoring in molecular cell biology, is h...
Mar 01, 2023

Women's pro golf season in full swing with Henderson, Costabile representing Canada
The women's professional golf season gets into full swing this week with two events on opposite sides of the globe. Superstar Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., is the only Canadian in the field ...
Mar 01, 2023

Free-agent receiver Kamar Jorden feels he still has plenty of good football left
Kamar Jorden is playing a waiting game. Entering his ninth CFL season, the six-foot-three, 205-pound receiver feels he still has some productive years remaining. However, just over two weeks after hit...
Mar 01, 2023

2023 AG Expo and North American Seed Fair in full swing at Exhibition Park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the largest trade shows in Lethbridge has returned to the Lethbridge & District Exhibition grounds. The 2023 AG Expo and North American Seed Fair runs from February 28 to M...
Mar 01, 2023

Alexandria Loutitt wins Canada's first ski jumping world title
PLANICA, Slovenia - Alexandria Loutitt became Canada's first-ever ski jumping world champion Wednesday with a gold medal in the women's large hill event. The 19-year-old from Calgary totalled 254.4 po...
Mar 01, 2023