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Beloved Detroit Tigers star Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT - Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as "Mr. Tiger," died Monday. He was 85. John Morad, a friend of Kaline's, c...
Apr 06, 2020
Alberta’s housing market takes a hit in March
The goal of physical distancing is to flatten the curve when it comes to spreading COVID-19, but it also appears to be flattening the province's real estate market already hurting from falling energy ...
Apr 06, 2020
Dana White says UFC 249 is on with Justin Gaethje taking on Tony Ferguson
UFC 249 is going ahead with Justin Gaethje stepping in for lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov against Tony Ferguson for the interim 155-pound title. UFC president Dana White tweeted the news Mon...
Apr 06, 2020
COVID-19 forces weekend warrior racers off the road, devastates race organizers
Donna Moore enters a road race almost every weekend. One after the other, they're cancelled or postponed. "My first cancellation was the St. Patrick's Day road race," said the 57-year-old from Airdrie...
Apr 06, 2020
Canadian Dalton Kellett's IndyCar rookie season unfolding in iRacing events
Canadian Dalton Kellett is two races into his rookie season on the IndyCar circuit and he hasn't even left home. Kellett joined AJ Foyt Racing's IndyCar team ahead of the season, but with events ...
Apr 06, 2020
Conference Board of Canada forecasts 2.8-million job losses due to COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE - It may not come as a surprise to most right now, but COVID-19 has and will likely continue to have a major impact on employment in Canada in the short term.Given that many provinces, incl...
Apr 06, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Toronto FC president Bill Manning 'staying connected' during MLS hiatus
TORONTO - Bill Manning has his family on hand as he works from home during Major League Soccer's hiatus due to COVID-19. He and wife Jennifer have both sons in the house - 20-year-old John is bac...
Apr 06, 2020
NFL going with virtual format for upcoming draft
The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Go...
Apr 06, 2020
Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed to 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge 2020 Alberta Summer Games Society has elected to postpone the games until the summer of 2021. "This decision was made after careful consideration of the current state o...
Apr 06, 2020 Lethbridge Alberta Summer Games 2020 logo
COVID-19 crisis distracting from flood-prone First Nation's plight: NDP
OTTAWA - New Democrats say they are concerned COVID-19 is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern Ontario First Nation vulnerable to spring flooding. The spring evac...
Apr 06, 2020