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One-handed Calgary fighter Jake Peacock ready to entertain on One Championship stage
Calgary's Jake (The One) Peacock is looking forward to putting on a show Friday in his Muay Thai debut in the One Championship promotion. It's fair to say his opponent, Japanese bantamweight Kohei (Sa...
Apr 03, 2024
Two Canadians stranded by Taiwan earthquake, says firefighting agency
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's firefighting service says two Canadians were among a group of people stranded by rock slides in a gorge after the island's strongest earthquake in 25 years. The agency says i...
Apr 03, 2024
NHLers on the evolution of power plays and penalty killing
Mark Giordano has witnessed the NHL's power-play evolution up close. The league's oldest player this season at age 40, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman quarterbacked the Calgary Flames' No. 1 unit i...
Apr 03, 2024
Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) - For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets was postponed because of rain. Wednesday night's game will be made up as part of a singl...
Apr 03, 2024
Sweden opens world women's hockey championship with 3-1 win over Denmark
UTICA, N.Y. - Lina Ljungblom scored the winning goal as Sweden opened up the 2024 world women's hockey championship with a 3-1 win over Denmark on Wednesday. Ljungblom's goal came late in the second p...
Apr 03, 2024
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says
COLUMBIS, Ohio (AP) - Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby on Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club. The Jenners said Wednesday t...
Apr 03, 2024
City Clerk to host informational session on municipal government
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents looking to learn more about municipal government or running for office are invited to an informational session later this month.On April 25, 2024, City Clerk with the City o...
Apr 03, 2024
Mistelbacher scores hat trick, Broncos beat Hurricanes 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes find themselves in a dire situation following a 5-3 loss to the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.The Hurricanes came into the game down 2-0 in...
Apr 03, 2024
Banff bus fire strands U.K. students on ski trip; no injuries
BANFF, AB - Four dozen youth visiting from the United Kingdom were shuttled to safety after their tour bus caught fire on a scenic highway in Banff National Park.At about 5 p.m. yesterday, Alberta RCM...
Apr 03, 2024
Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams. John Riche, a Rea...
Apr 03, 2024