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No. 1 draft prospect Alexis Lafreniere headlines CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
HAMILTON - Alexis Lafreniere has raised some eyebrows. Heading into the world junior hockey championship, there was no doubting the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft had a clinical ...
Jan 17, 2020

Major sponsorship for Rocky spray park in doubt over features
The spray park project in Rocky Mountain House has yet hit yet another snag.The project, which is slated to be done later this year, has grown from its original plan of being just a spray park to the ...
Jan 17, 2020

Hillary Clinton to 2020 Democratic voters: pick a winner
PASADENA, Calif. - Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner. "This is an election that will have such profound im...
Jan 17, 2020

Pacino, De Niro among Producers Guild Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES - Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Melissa McCarthy are among the presenters for Saturday's Producers Guild of America Awards. The guild announced Friday that other presenters include Jane Fo...
Jan 17, 2020

Resident hummingbirds suffer in British Columbia's frigid weather
BURNABY, B.C. - Harsh winter weather on British Columbia's south coast has frozen out the area's resident hummingbirds. The Wildlife Rescue Association says it has responded to more than 75 ...
Jan 17, 2020

Three Red Deer men arrested for Cremona armed robbery
Charges are pending against three men from Red Deer in relation to an armed robbery at a motel in Cremona. On Thursday, RCMP were called after two males wearing masks had entered the motel with a long...
Jan 17, 2020

Burgess aiming for record third national junior women's curling title
Karlee Burgess already boasts national and world titles on her impressive junior curling resume. A championship at the 2020 Canadian playdowns can give her yet another achievement: a re...
Jan 17, 2020

Who's who on Trump's legal team for impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defended Trump on television and played roles in some ...
Jan 17, 2020

Bail denied for man accused of multiple frauds, posing as lawyer
Bail has been denied for a Red Deer man accused of defrauding several people out of thousands of dollars after allegedly posing as a lawyer.Chance Aaron Shaw, 28, faces 12 charges including six counts...
Jan 17, 2020 Chance Aaron Shaw (Red Deer RCMP)

Saskatoon man guilty of setting up fake fundraiser after Humboldt Broncos crash
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man has been convicted of setting up a fake GoFundMe account for the Humboldt Broncos after the junior hockey team's bus crashed. A provincial court judge found Andrij Ole...
Jan 17, 2020