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Starter Chris Bassitt strikes out 10 over five innings as Blue Jays top Braves 3-1
TORONTO - Starter Chris Bassitt set the tone for the Blue Jays on Wednesday by striking out 10 batters over five shutout innings. The Toronto bullpen took care of the rest and set a franchise record a...
Apr 16, 2025

Alberta UCP boot former cabinet minister from caucus over scandal criticism
Alberta's United Conservative Party says it has expelled former infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie from caucus over his repeated criticism of the government's handling of the health-care contract s...
Apr 16, 2025

Alberta reports six more cases of measles, bringing total to 83
Alberta is reporting six more confirmed cases of measles, bringing the province's total since the beginning of March to 83.The province says four of the new cases are in central Alberta, and the other...
Apr 16, 2025

Alberta dominates housing starts in first quarter of 2025
Alberta had the highest number of housing starts in the country from January to March this year, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). In Red Deer, there were nine new hou...
Apr 16, 2025

Inter Milan reaches Champions League semifinals after eliminating Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate
Milan (AP) - Former Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard scored against his old club to help Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw against the German team on Wednesday, sending the Nerazzurri through to the Cha...
Apr 16, 2025

No comeback for Real Madrid as Arsenal is back in Champions League semifinals. VAR plays a key role
MADRID (AP) - Arsenal defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 in a match where VAR played a key role in two pena...
Apr 16, 2025

Trial date scheduled for man charged in central Alberta shooting
A trial date has been set for one of three people charged in a central Alberta shooting last year. Dorian O'Shea Hunter, 24, a resident of Maskwacis, is scheduled for trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Just...
Apr 16, 2025

Man sentenced in Red Deer stolen vehicle incident
A man police describe as a repeat offender has been sentenced to 13 months in jail in relation to a stolen vehicle incident in Red Deer last year. Jordan Kyle Glasgow, 24, plead guilty to counts of po...
Apr 16, 2025

Nav Canada warns to expect flight delays at Vancouver International Airport
RICHMOND - The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada's airports is warning travellers at Vancouver's airport of flight delays over what it says are "resource constraints." Nav Canada say...
Apr 16, 2025

US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stokin...
Apr 16, 2025