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Olympic gold medallists Lindsey Vonn, PK Subban engaged
Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban can add a diamond (ring) to their gold (medals): The star athletes say they're engaged. Vonn, a three-time Olympic champion in Alpine skiing, and Subban, a defenceman for ...
Aug 24, 2019
Lethbridge College to embark on four-year potato irrigation study
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A nearly $400,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership will allow researchers at Lethbridge College to embark upon a four-year study to determine how watering and irrigati...
Aug 24, 2019 Dr. Willemijn Appels and her team (Photo Credit: Rob Olson Photgraphy via Lethbridge College)
Groups ready campaign to help young voters identify 'fake news' in election
OTTAWA - Samantha Reusch is aiming to help young Canadians identify misinformation online because she and her colleagues can't monitor all social media platforms for false information during this fall...
Aug 24, 2019
Republican launches Minnesota Senate bid, slams 'resistance'
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - Republican Jason Lewis jumped into Minnesota's Senate race Thursday, using a YouTube video and State Fair appearance to make it clear that he'll try to tie Democratic incumbent...
Aug 24, 2019
Lightning strikes kill 5, injure over 100 in Tatra Mountains
WARSAW, Poland - Lightning struck across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighbouring Slovakia on Thursday, killing five people and injuring over 100 others in an area popular with hikers a...
Aug 24, 2019
Nebraska’s top court upholds approval of Keystone XL pipeline path
Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents who wanted to force the develop...
Aug 24, 2019
Kodak Black pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
MIAMI - Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. Black entered the change of plea in a Miam...
Aug 24, 2019
Storm Win Pre-Season Opener
A third period comeback powered the Grande Prairie Storm to a win in their 2019 pre-season opener. Ty Toews and newly named captain Jackson Wozniak scored in the final frame to give the Storm a 3-2 vi...
Aug 24, 2019 photo courtesy Jeromy Corrigan
Canada travelling to Japan to face former Women's World Cup champs in friendly
OTTAWA - Canada's women's soccer team will face host Japan in its first match since being eliminated in the round of 16 at the World Cup. The friendly against the 2011 Women's World Cup cham...
Aug 24, 2019
Phone Service Down in Sucker Creek area
UPDATE - Land line and cell phone service has been restored in that area. 9-1-1 service is also fully operational again. Telus is working to restore landline and cell phone service to approximately 75...
Aug 24, 2019