Author Archives:
Ticketing plan for Kobe Bryant public memorial released
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers announced Friday that fans seeking to attend the Feb. 24 memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, at Staples Center must register to purchase tickets and...
Feb 14, 2020
Blue Jays Yamaguchi feeling like a rookie in first major league spring training
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Shun Yamaguchi is feeling like a rookie again as he begins his first spring training in the major leagues. The 32-year-old right-hander, who starred in his native Japan for 14 sea...
Feb 14, 2020
Stettler Hospital Phase 2 complete
Parents stand to benefit from two new labour and delivery suites built as part of a major renovation project at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre. Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say ...
Feb 14, 2020 (l-r) Town of Stettler Mayor Sean Nolls; Stettler Health Services Foundation member Tom Campbell; Diane Palmer, site manager with Alberta Health Services; Drumheller-Stettler MLA Nate Horner; County of Stettler Reeve Larry Clarke (AHS)
Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod returns to NWSL with Orlando Pride
ORLANDO, Fla. - Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod has signed with the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., who has won 118 caps for Canada, agr...
Feb 14, 2020
MARKET WATCH: Feb. 14, 2020
Big Picture Coronavirus Outbreak Continues to Sway Markets While concerns over the coronavirus remain front and centre for investors, N.A. markets have largely remained resilient-especially during the...
Feb 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders pranked by Russians posing as Greta Thunberg
MOSCOW - Russian pranksters claim they called U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pretending to be climate activist Greta Thunberg and offered Thunberg's support to his campaign. Vla...
Feb 14, 2020
No mechanical defects on train that derailed in Saskatchewan: report
The Transportation Safety Board says its investigators have not found any mechanical defects on a train that derailed and spilled oil in rural Saskatchewan.The Canadian Pacific Railway freight train j...
Feb 14, 2020
'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' finds heart, song in tragedy
LOS ANGELES - The zestfully titled, song-and-dance filled "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" has an unlikely origin. The NBC series, about a young woman who channels other people's thoughts through pop s...
Feb 14, 2020
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly filed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges across ...
Feb 14, 2020
Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, a lawyer who gained fame by representing a porn star in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike. The verdic...
Feb 14, 2020