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Legalities obstruct abuse-investigation body for amateur athletes
OTTAWA - An outside body to investigate allegations of abuse and harassment in amateur sports is hung up on legalities, says Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan. Last week, Duncan announced a new code of co...
Feb 28, 2019
Carl Tetachuk named WHL Rookie of Month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Western Hockey League has announced Lethbridge Hurricanes starting goaltender Carl Tetachuk has been named WHL Rookie of the Month for February 2019. Tetachuk posted a 7-3-1-1 rec...
Feb 28, 2019
Ottawa Senators players aim to show fans that not all hope is lost
OTTAWA - Mark Borowiecki understands why many Ottawa Senators fans are frustrated, but the defenceman is going to do everything he can to convince them the team deserves their support. As an Ottawa na...
Feb 28, 2019
Kids join forces to rescue eight-year-old boy dangling from chairlift in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Five quick-thinking boys are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a screaming eight-year-old child dangling from a chairlift at Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver. Video obtained...
Feb 28, 2019
Saskatchewan First Nation files claim in court over cannabis dispensary
REGINA - A First Nation operating a cannabis dispensary without a provincial permit has laid the groundwork for taking the federal and Saskatchewan governments to court. The Muscowpetung First Nation ...
Feb 28, 2019
GreenFeedSystem studies correlation between cattle feed consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Exhibition Park is filled to the brim with vendors and agriculture enthusiasts for the 2019 Ag Expo. The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge Research and Development Centre ha...
Feb 28, 2019
Lethbridge man pleads guilty to charges in relation to January RCMP cruiser ramming incident
LETHBRIDGE – A Lethbridge man, who was facing 13 charges relating to ramming an RCMP vehicle and a subsequent crime spree in Coaldale on Jan. 14 – will spend more than a year in jail, afte...
Feb 28, 2019
Saskatchewan man charged with threatening prime minister in phone call
REGINA - Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot the prime minister and blow up Parliament buildings. Mounties say the comments were made in a phone call to a feder...
Feb 28, 2019
Peter Frampton's doctors hope to highlight rare disease
BALTIMORE - Doctors at Johns Hopkins University hope to raise awareness and funds for research following famed guitarist Peter Frampton’s announcement that he has a rare muscular disease. Frampt...
Feb 28, 2019
German town defends seizing family's pet, selling it on eBay
BERLIN - Officials in Germany are defending their decision to seize an indebted family’s pet pug and sell it on eBay, saying the move was a last resort because authorities were unable to find an...
Feb 28, 2019