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M.D. of Taber donates $30,000 to HALO Air Ambulance, firefighters launch fundraiser
TABER, AB - The support for HALO Air Ambulance continues to swell.This week, the M.D. of Taber invited members of HALO for a presentation where they gave them a cheque for $30,000."HALO is a very impo...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Charges expected to be dropped against chief in violent arrest
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Charges are expected to be dropped against a prominent northern Alberta First Nations chief who was the subject of a violent arrest earlier this year. The case of Chief Allan Ad...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following month...
Jun 24, 2020
McDowell withdraws from Travellers as tour await test results
Two players have withdrawn ahead of the Travelers Championship because of the coronavirus as the PGA Tour awaits test results of the entire field of players and caddies in its third week back amid the...
Jun 24, 2020
Travellers to NY, New Jersey, Connecticut are told to isolate
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that travellers to his state, Connecticut and New Jersey from states with rising coronavirus rates must isolate for 14 days. The Associated Press
Jun 24, 2020
Pink Lloyd chasing record fourth straight win in Grade 3 Jacques Cartier Stakes
TORONTO - Another week, another chance at a milestone victory for trainer Robert Tiller. The 70-year-old registered his 2,000th career victory Friday when jockey Rafael Hernandez rode the&nb...
Jun 24, 2020
Lethbridge Police charge six in connection with group assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Six people have been charged in connection with the assault of a 47-year-old man.Lethbridge Police say that on June 22, at around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a large disturbance...
Jun 24, 2020
AP source: Rockies star Blackmon tests positive for virus
All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familiar with Blackmon's situ...
Jun 24, 2020
Province halts Alberta Parks closures, keeping 17 sites open
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has stopped the closure of 17 provincial parks.Earlier this year, 20 parks were earmarked for either full or partial closures this season, with management being h...
Jun 24, 2020