Author Archives:

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake causes some damage in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake caused damage in the city of Melbourne on Wednesday in an unusually powerful temblor for Australia, Geoscience Australia said. The quake hit nort...
Sep 21, 2021

Rays' Kiermaier takes, keeps Blue Jays' data card
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Rays veteran Kevin Kiermaier scooped up a data card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's wristband during Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory Monday night and refused to g...
Sep 21, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney battles COVID-19 hospital crisis, internal party revolt
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a mushrooming COVID-19 hospital crisis that now threatens to topple him as leader, accepted the resignation of his health minister Tuesday. Kenney said ...
Sep 21, 2021

CONCACAF expands its flagship Champions League club competition
CONCACAF is expanding its flagship Champions League club tournament starting, with the door open to more Canadian participation. The confederation covering North and Central America and the Caribbean ...
Sep 21, 2021

UN: Afghanistan's Taliban want to address General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Who should represent Afghanistan at the United Nations this month? It's a complex question with plenty of political implications. The Taliban, the country's new rulers for a matt...
Sep 21, 2021

AHS reports 29 COVID deaths, more immunocompromised Albertans eligible for 3rd dose
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.1,519 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 2...
Sep 21, 2021

LPS charge city man in gun shot incident near school
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- An on-going police investigation into a gun shot incident on Monday (Sept 20) afternoon has resulted in multiple charges against a 27-year old Lethbridge man. While dealing with a m...
Sep 21, 2021

Tyler Shandro removed as Alberta's Health Minister, now Labour & Immigration Minister
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney announced a significant cabinet swap.At a ceremony in Edmonton Tuesday afternoon, Jason Copping was sworn in as the province's new Minister of Health.That means t...
Sep 21, 2021

Soil erosion - Don’t blow good neighbour relations
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- This year's drought conditions on most of the prairies, brought concerns about major erosion. For that reason, four municipalities in Southern Alberta, Newell County, the MD of Tabe...
Sep 21, 2021

Former Leafs winger Zach Hyman ready to start fresh with Connor McDavid's Oilers
Zach Hyman needed a place to train. And he knew just the person to ask. Having just put pen to paper on a big-money deal with the Edmonton Oilers in free agency following six seasons with his hometown...
Sep 21, 2021