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Canadian Milos Raonic falls short in round of 16 at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert Hurkacz...
Mar 30, 2021

Canadian Tyrone Crawford retires from NFL after long run with Dallas Cowboys
DALLAS - Canadian defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford has retired from the NFL after nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 31-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 179 tackles and 25 sacks in 112 car...
Mar 30, 2021

South Zone sees 62 new COVID cases with 33 in Lethbridge
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.576 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the to...
Mar 30, 2021

Canucks forward Adam Gaudette leaves practice after testing positive for COVID-19
Vancouver Canucks forward Adam Gaudette was pulled from practice Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19. Coach Travis Green says Gaudette left the ice when the result came back midway through the...
Mar 30, 2021

Mark Messier book on leadership, teamwork coming in October
NEW YORK - Hockey great Mark Messier wants fans to know he had a lot of help on his path to the NHL Hall of Fame. Messier's memoir "No One Wins Alone" will be published in October by Gallery Books, a ...
Mar 30, 2021

Oscars add UK hub for broadcast after concerns about travel
With less than a month until showtime, the 93rd Oscars are taking another pass at the script. Show producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher remain determined to have an in-person cer...
Mar 30, 2021

World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago. Now, a new Netflix documentary called "The ...
Mar 30, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...
Mar 30, 2021

Fields needed for 2021 pea leaf weevil survey
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's an annual event in Alberta - the pea leaf weevil survey - and there's good reason for it. Shelley Barkley, the insect survey technologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry,...
Mar 30, 2021

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at LCI and Nicholas Sheran schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Collegiate Institute (LCI) and cole Nicholas Sheran were both notified by Alberta Health Services (AHS) that they each have a COVID-19 outbreak after a fifth case was id...
Mar 30, 2021