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Not guilty pleas entered for Blood Tribe officer charged with sexual assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a Blood Tribe Constable charged with two counts of sexual assault. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford, acting as agent for Bradley Chief B...
Feb 05, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Late-arriving Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen contrite after scratch
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs sent Kasperi Kapanen a strong message. Now it's up to him to respond. Toronto scratched the speedy winger for Saturday night's game against the Ottawa Senators after Kapanen&...
Feb 05, 2020

Laurent Hurtubise enjoying viral fame after hole-in-one at The American Express
Internet fame is suiting Laurent Hurtubise just fine. It's been a whirlwind two weeks for Hurtubise after a video of the one-armed golfer sinking a hole-in-one at The American Express pro-am tour...
Feb 05, 2020

Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Karina LeBlanc and Brittany Timko Baxter, who won 242 caps for Canada between them in a combined 29 years of senior service, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. "Karina and Br...
Feb 05, 2020

Sens winger Bobby Ryan practises for 1st time since entering assistance program
Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan practised with the team Wednesday for the first time since entering the NHL/National Hockey League Players' Association assistance program in November. Head ...
Feb 05, 2020

Sen. Lynn Beyak denies claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak is denying she ever claimed to be Metis. She issued a two-line statement today saying the media have reported that she is Metis but she says she has never been a mem...
Feb 05, 2020

New program at the U of L to support students with disabilities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - CIBC has donated a gift to the University of Lethbridge to help launch a new program aimed at finding employment for students with disabilities.The CIBC Navigator Program is a five-ye...
Feb 05, 2020 The CIBC Navigator Program has been made possible thanks to a $250,000 donation from CIBC (Photo courtesy of the University of Lethbridge)

Fourth-ranked Canadian basketball women just 2 games away from ticket to Tokyo
Eight victories in nine games over the past six months, and a best-ever No. 4 world ranking. And now just two wins stand between what's arguably Canada's strongest women's basketball team&nb...
Feb 05, 2020

Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
WASHINGTON - Closing arguments Monday in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial were directed more toward history than to sway the outcome, one final chance to influence public opinion and set the...
Feb 05, 2020

Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial
NEW YORK - The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial is expected to take the witness stand Wednesday as prosecutors wind down the New York City case by highlighting an alleged assault that's ...
Feb 05, 2020