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Lethbridge Bulls eliminated from playoffs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a close first-round series, but the Lethbridge Bulls are out of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.The team lost the series opener to the Okotoks Dawgs 7-4 on...
Aug 10, 2024

Canada's Marco Arop wins silver in men's 800 metres at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Marco Arop has claimed Olympic silver in the men's 800 metres on Saturday at Stade de France after being edged at the finish line by Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi. The 25-year-old hailing...
Aug 10, 2024

Videos and 911 calls from Uvalde school massacre released by officials after legal fight
DALLAS (AP) - Police videos and 911 calls from the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school massacre, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, were released Saturday by city officials after a prolonged legal f...
Aug 10, 2024

Kaite Vincent's sprint canoe gold gives Canada record medal haul at Paris Games
PARIS - Katie Vincent rewrote the record book multiple times as she surged over the finish line in the women's 200-metre sprint canoe final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The 28-year-old canoeist ...
Aug 10, 2024

Quebec recovering from historic rainfall, power outages as storm remnants move east
MONTREAK - Quebec is starting to recover after the remnants of Hurricane Debby pummeled several regions of the province with heavy rainfall on Friday, knocking power out and flooding roadways and base...
Aug 10, 2024

Elks' ground game surging as they prepare for limping Lions
EDMONTON - The B.C. Lions are 5-3, the Edmonton Elks are 1-7, owners of the worst record in the CFL. But, the Elks could very well be considered the favourites when the two teams meet Sunday at Common...
Aug 10, 2024

Medicine Hat residents facing weapon assault charges after gun fired
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two Medicine Hat residents have received weapons assault charges after a gun was fired in the Tower Estates area earlier this month.The Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) says sever...
Aug 10, 2024

Fort Macleod emergency department to temporarily close Monday
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents of Fort Macleod will need to seek emergency healthcare elsewhere.Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the emergency department at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will tempora...
Aug 10, 2024

'Not forgotten': Family, advocates reflect 10 years after death of Tina Fontaine
WINNIPEG - When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood. It's where the two would sometimes hang out togethe...
Aug 10, 2024

Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensi...
Aug 10, 2024