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Yamal outshines Ballon d’Or contenders as Spain beats France 5-4 in Nations League semifinal
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Lamine Yamal won the battle of Ballon d'Or contenders on Thursday by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal. The 17-year-old Yamal outsh...
Jun 05, 2025

LPS arrests 26 people, seizes thousands of doses of drugs during campaign
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has wrapped up a six-week project that targeted street-level drug traffickers.Officers say they arrested 26 people, laid 156 charges under the Criminal Code and the...
Jun 05, 2025

NHL teams in states with no income tax have economic advantage, professor says
The hot-button topic of whether NHL teams based in states without income tax have an advantage is well and alive again. The Panthers' third straight trip to the Stanley Cup final means a team from the...
Jun 05, 2025

Alouettes enter CFL season with unfinished business: 'Get that revenge'
MONTREAL - Tyrice Beverette has some unfinished business after what transpired last year. The Montreal Alouettes star linebacker watched the Toronto Argonauts hoist their 19th Grey Cup to end last sea...
Jun 05, 2025

Kapanen making most of chance with Oilers in run to Cup final: 'Best days of my life'
EDMONTON - Kasperi Kapanen cut through the neutral zone, knifed past a pair of flat-footed defenders, avoided a desperate poke check - and then chimed the puck off Sergei Bobrovsky's left post. The Ed...
Jun 05, 2025

'Significant number' of Vancouver Whitecaps players, staff ill after game in Mexico
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say "a significant number" of players and staff are dealing with a gastrointestinal illness after visiting Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Major Le...
Jun 05, 2025

PURE Casino Lethbridge workers unionizing
Casino workers in Lethbridge are betting on themselves.A total of 155 PURE Canadian Gaming employees in the city have voted to be represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).The ex...
Jun 05, 2025

US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war again...
Jun 05, 2025

Ukraine soccer team on the road again, looking to bring hope to war-torn home
TORONTO - For the 30th-ranked Canadian men, Saturday's matchup with No. 25 Ukraine at the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament in Toronto is a chance to test themselves against elite European oppositi...
Jun 05, 2025
MLA Glenn van Dijken heading to Iowa to strengthen Canada-U.S. economic ties
Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken is travelling to the U.S. today to attend the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Spring Agriculture Task Force meeting.The move is an eff...
Jun 05, 2025