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Lethbridge students challenged to design new west side school using Minecraft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If your child is an avid Minecraft player, they can put the countless hours they have sunk into the game to good use.The Lethbridge School Division (LSD) is challenging its students t...
Mar 16, 2022

Saudi king leaves hospital after pacemaker battery changed
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests and had the battery of his pacemaker changed, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday. King Salman w...
Mar 16, 2022

7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued
TOKYO (AP) - A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake ...
Mar 16, 2022

Source: Toronto FC to send Jamaican international Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has found a new home for Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence. A source, granted anonymity because the trade was awaiting league approval, confirmed the pendi...
Mar 16, 2022

Media Reports: All-star third baseman Matt Chapman traded to Blue Jays from Athletics
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have addressed their infield needs. Matt Chapman was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, according to several media reports. Shortstop Kevi...
Mar 16, 2022

16-year-old Tyler Bird of Standoff reported missing
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) is asking for help in locating a missing teen.The BTPS says 16-year-old Tyler Bird left the Blood Tribe Youth Ranch in Standoff on March 13. In a r...
Mar 16, 2022

Council of Europe expels Russia from human rights body
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent's foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over Moscow's invasion and war in Ukraine. The 47-...
Mar 16, 2022

9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university's golf te...
Mar 16, 2022

9 killed, including 6 college students, in Texas collision
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university's golf te...
Mar 16, 2022

UCP candidate Brian Jean wins northern Alberta by-election in landslide
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - United Conservative Party candidate Brian Jean has won a by-election in northern Alberta.Jean, the co-founder of the party and a former federal Conservative member of Parliament, d...
Mar 16, 2022