The excitement in Regina is building as the Canadian Football League (CFL) gets ready to announce which city will host the 2020 Grey Cup, with viewing parties taking place ahead of the big announcement. “We have one of the Riders coming down- Dan Clark,” The Canadian Brewhouse general manager Blair Pipko said. “We’re going to […]
A 96-year-old veteran has received authorization to launch a class action lawsuit against both the federal and provincial governments for failing to uphold the level of care that was promised when the Ste-Anne’s Hospital was transferred to provincial jurisdiction close to four years ago. “I look forward to a very successful outcome,” said Second World […]
The workplace shooting in a Chicago suburb last week that left five people dead exposed the failings of the system designed to keep guns away from convicted felons and others deemed too dangerous to handle firearms. Federal law bars gun ownership by felons, fugitives, drug abusers, people adjudicated to be mentally ill, those dishonorably discharged […]
A former CFL offensive lineman is making the case that parents should not be leery of enrolling their children in youth football. Safety concerns regarding concussions is one reason why enrollment in the sport has declined. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, enrollment in high school football has decreased 6.6 per […]
Not only has Greg Ovenden been to the B.C. Special Olympics in the past, he’s also won gold at the national level. “This is a gold medal that I have for curling in 2008 when I went to Quebec City for nationals,” Ovenden said while holding the medal. “This is one of my pride and […]
A US Coast Guard officer has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack, court documents show. Police found a cache of weapons and ammunition at the Maryland home of Christopher Paul Hasson. The self-proclaimed white nationalist had drawn up a list of targets including prominent Democratic politicians, according to prosecutors. He is said […]
City counciilors in Moncton have started the rezoning process for a new recreation facility in the city’s north end. The proposed YMCA facility will be located directly behind École Le Sommet, and Twin Oaks Drive will be extended to the facility. It’s been a project that’s been discussed for over a decade, and will include […]
A top adviser at the Department of Veterans Affairs, who was an outspoken critic of wasteful practices there before he joined the department, has come under fire for billing the government for the cost of commuting between the department’s headquarters in Washington and his home in California. The adviser, Darin Selnick, who is spearheading a […]
There is a growing movement west of the island of Montreal to extend the proposed REM light-rail train project to Vaudreuil. Louise Craig, a Hudson resident, argues it makes more sense than ever to extend the line. The Vaudreuil region has been one of the fastest-growing areas in Canada in recent years and continues to […]
A mother who let her baby son die in a maggot-infested nappy has been told she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Cheyanne Harris has been jailed for life without the chance of parole after she was convicted of the first-degree murder of her four-month-old son, Sterling Koehn. On February 6 a […]