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World Series TV viewers up 20% from 2020 but down from 2019
NEW YORK (AP) - World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year. The Atlanta Braves' six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the n...
Nov 3, 2021
Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 3, 2021
'Callous and inhumane': Lawsuit filed against Edmonton police for head injury
EDMONTON - A young Indigenous man is suing Edmonton police for an alleged assault that he says put him in hospital for more than a week. Lawyer Heather Steinke-Attia, who is representing Pacey Dumas a...
Nov 3, 2021
Bird-Simaganis murder committed for trial
Prince Albert's first murder case of 2021 has been formally committed for trial.At the conclusion of a preliminary hearing, Joseph Curtis Madden remains charged with second degree murder in the death ...
Nov 3, 2021
Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle th...
Nov 3, 2021
AP Source: Giants C Buster Posey will announce retirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of ...
Nov 3, 2021
Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 3, 2021
Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 3, 2021
Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP searching for missing couple
UPDATE: Pictures have been provided by the RCMP.The le--la-Crosse RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating two missing adult individuals. During the morning of Oct. 30, police received a ...
Nov 3, 2021
P.A. family fights to uphold in school mask exemption for autistic son
Issues surrounding a mask exemption have prevented a 10-year-old boy with autism from attending school this year.Rob McKnight said his son Cale's autism makes it difficult to wear a mask.When the mask...
Nov 3, 2021
