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Battle at the Beach returns to Sylvan Lake for fifth year
Former NHLer Colin Fraser brings his Battle at the Beach ball hockey tournament back to Sylvan Lake, this June 17 & 18.For its fifth year, the tournament will be bigger and better than ever with 1...
Jun 06, 2023

79th anniversary of D-Day marked Tuesday
Tuesday marks the 79th anniversary of D-Day.On June 6, 1944, hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen attacked the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France.That included thousan...
Jun 06, 2023

RCMP issue safety reminder for motorists this summer
Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists to drive safe this summer, especially with an increase in folks on the road headed to the mountains, campgrounds and festivals across the province.On highways, the...
Jun 06, 2023

Grand Opening of the Red Deer Dream Centre this week
The Red Deer Dream Centre (RDDC), an addiction recovery centre for men located in downtown Red Deer, will celebrate its Grand Opening this Friday, June 9, 2023. Officials say the festivities will begi...
Jun 06, 2023

Judge rejects Montreal homeless camp injunction, site to be dismantled by June 15
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has refused to extend an injunction protecting a homeless encampment under a busy Montreal highway, ruling the tent city must be dismantled by June 15 as plann...
Jun 06, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays send struggling right-hander Alek Manoah down to minors
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are sending right-hander Alek Manoah down to the minors after his latest disappointing start. Manoah gave up six earned runs in just one-third of an inning in Monday's ...
Jun 06, 2023

Winnipeg sophomore receiver Dalton Schoen among CFL players to watch in 2023
TORONTO - Dalton Schoen has a tough act to follow this season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His own. The six-foot-one, 218-pound receiver took the CFL by storm in 2022. The 26-year-old American imme...
Jun 06, 2023

Former Canadian international plans next step from aboard his floating home in Spain
Newly retired as a soccer player, former Canadian international Issey Nakajima-Farran is working on his future aboard a boat in Barcelona. It's his floating home. Football has already taken the 39-yea...
Jun 06, 2023

CFL commissioner Ambrosie can finally concentrate on football to open 2023 season
TORONTO - It's a welcomed change for Randy Ambrosie. For the first time in a while, the CFL commissioner can concentrate solely on the start of a regular season and not the immediate future of one of ...
Jun 06, 2023

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday eve...
Jun 06, 2023