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Roughriders defence dominates early in 40-18 win over Redblacks

The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks are continuing to go in opposite directions. Three first-quarter interceptions by a vindictive Riders defence helped the home team build an early 20-0 lead, one they wouldn’t relinquish in a 40-18 victory over the reeling Redblacks on Saturday. Related Fierce storm ends game early, giving Roughriders bizarre win over Als […]

Convoy for Hope – Atlantic raises awareness, money in fight against cancer

Convoy for Hope – Atlantic made its way through Moncton Saturday. The event is put on by truckers to raise funds and awareness for cancer research, detection and prevention. Many people driving or riding in the more than 30 trucks taking part have been impacted by cancer in one way or another. “(Doctors) thought it […]

LA policeman who said sniper shot him ‘made it up’

Authorities in Los Angeles say a sheriff’s deputy who claimed he had been shot by a sniper actually cut two fake bullet holes in his uniform with a knife and made the whole thing up. Police launched a massive manhunt last Wednesday after Angel Reinosa called in to say he was pinned down by gunfire. […]

Six golf fans hospitalised after lightning strike at US FedEx Championship

Six people were injured when lightning struck a 60-foot pine tree at a US golf event, showering the area with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event had been suspended for about 30 minutes because of storms in the area, and fans were instructed to seek shelter. The strike […]

Stanley Cup champion Schwartz asks for more bone marrow donors

-the St. Louis Blues forward lost his sister to leukemia in 2011 -he was joined by a leukemia survivor and bone marrow recipient Robin Brown NHL champion Jayden Schwartz was encouraging people to register as a potential bone marrow or stem cell donor in honour of his sister, Mandi. “She was my role model and […]

Fire Displaces 200 Residents of a Halfway House in Paterson, N.J.

A fire destroyed the largest halfway house in Paterson, N.J., on Saturday, displacing about 200 residents who the city’s mayor said had been trying to turn their lives around while recovering from addiction. Plumes of smoke from the fire, which broke out around 11 a.m. at the Straight & Narrow halfway house, could be seen […]

11th annual Ride for Recovery motorcycle rally rolls through Calgary

Hundreds of motorcycles roared through Calgary on Saturday as they began the Ride for Recovery. The event, hosted by the Fresh Start Recovery Centre, hopes to bring awareness to addictions and raise money to allow the centre to keep providing support to those in need. The 12-stop, more than 400-kilometre ride began on 32 Avenue […]

Mulberry Waldorf elementary school removes pavement for green space

What was once a long strip of asphalt pavement is now a place students at the Kingston school can enjoy. Mulberry Waldorf and community volunteers worked tirelessly for hours on Saturday afternoon to break up thick asphalt outside the school. “As an urban school we are always striving to find ways that our students can […]