Author Archives: News
Toronto Blue Jays ink reliever Bud Norris to minor-league deal
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Bud Norris to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major-league spring training. The 34-year-old was 3-6 with a 3.59 ERA in 57.2...
Mar 06, 2019
Chelsea Manning, Parkland teens docs to debut at Tribeca
NEW YORK - A documentary about Chelsea Manning, Werner Herzog’s latest and a film about Parkland students in the aftermath of the Florida high school massacre are among the selections that will ...
Mar 06, 2019
Athletics off to NPHL Final
The Grande Prairie Athletics are off to the North Peace Hockey League final. The Athletics hammered the Falher Pirates Tuesday night at the Coca-Cola Centre 9-0 to clinch a 4-2 series win. With the se...
Mar 06, 2019
AER suspends fracking operations at well site linked to Red Deer earthquake
Alberta’s energy regulator has ordered a company to suspend fracking operations at a well site linked to an earthquake that was felt in the communities of Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Natural Resou...
Mar 06, 2019
ICU patients in Red Deer potentially exposed to scabies
About 200 intensive care patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre may have been exposed to scabies. Alberta Health Services says the potential exposure happened between Oct and yesterday. Scabies...
Mar 06, 2019
NHL Notebook: Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen hoping trade deadline gamble pays off
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Jarmo Kekalainen received more than a few thumbs up from fellow general managers after his bold moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Time will tell if the gambles pay off. The GM ...
Mar 06, 2019
Alberta Energy Regulator suspends fracking well linked to Monday earthquake
SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. - The Alberta Energy Regulator has ordered a company to suspend fracking operations at a well site linked to an earthquake that was felt in the communities of Red Deer and Sylvan La...
Mar 06, 2019
Pellet gun attack costs B.C. cat its leg and costs of care leave it homeless
PARKSVILLE, B.C. - A two-year-old tabby cat on Vancouver Island is recovering from a leg amputation after someone shot it with a pellet gun. The BC SPCA says the male cat, named Onyx, was targeted rec...
Mar 06, 2019
Survey: US businesses added a solid 183,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added a solid 183,000 jobs in February, a private survey found, a sign that companies are continuing to hire even as economic growth is likely slowing. Payroll processor A...
Mar 06, 2019
Kelsea Ballerini surprised with Grand Ole Opry invitation
NASHVILLE - Country singer Kelsea Ballerini got a musical surprise of a lifetime in the middle of a duet with Little Big Town when the vocal group changed up the lyrics to their hit “Girl Crush&...
Mar 06, 2019