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Trial set in 2023 for men accused of conspiracy to murder at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial before a judge and jury has been scheduled for next year for four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade in southern Alberta. Chris Carbert, Chris L...
Jul 11, 2022

Montreal Canadiens re-sign forward Mchael Pezzetta, defenceman Corey Schueneman
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed a pair of depth players Monday. The club announced forward Michael Pezzetta has inked a one-year contract, while defenceman Corey Schueneman agreed to the same...
Jul 11, 2022

More than 100 health-care professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access
Shannon McKenney has had a severe migraine for about 1,500 days in a row. "I have trouble sleeping and I have trouble staying asleep," the musician from Burnaby, B.C., said during a recent phone inter...
Jul 11, 2022

Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face an...
Jul 11, 2022

Olympian injured in downtown Los Angeles attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Olympic volleyball player was attacked Friday in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face an...
Jul 11, 2022

115 violation tickets issued during Street Machine Weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) must have had a hunch that there would be some illegal driving behaviours during the city's annual classic car showcase. During an enforcement blit...
Jul 11, 2022

Egg-sized hail during July 7 tornado in Southern Alberta
BERGEN, AB - Environment Canada is releasing more information about a tornado that hit an area in southwestern Alberta last week.In an update posted Sunday night, the weather forecaster says they rece...
Jul 11, 2022

Avalanche promote Joe Sakic to president of hockey operations
DENVER (AP) - The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche have promoted Joe Sakic to the role of president of hockey operations. Sakic was the architect behind a team that captured its first title sin...
Jul 11, 2022

Oilers give Evander Kane OK to negotiate with other teams
The Edmonton Oilers have granted Evander Kane permission to speak with other teams before the NHL's free agency period opens and Colorado's Nicolas Aube-Kubel went from celebrating with the Stanley Cu...
Jul 11, 2022

Vanessa James and Eric Radford announce retirement from competitive figure skating
OTTAWA - World bronze medallists Vanessa James and Eric Radford announced their retirement from competitive figure skating Monday. James and Radford finished 12th in pairs at the Beijing Olympics in F...
Jul 11, 2022