Author Archives:
O'Shea, Dinwiddie set to square off in second Grey Cup showdown as CFL head coaches
VANCOUVER - Mike O'Shea and Ryan Dinwiddie are together again at the Grey Cup. Winnipeg faces Toronto in the CFL championship game Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium, the second meeting in three years betwe...
Nov 12, 2024
Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel an...
Nov 12, 2024
Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump's re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada's plan to fight climate change. Guilbeault is in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nat...
Nov 12, 2024
Report details anti-Black racism in the public service, calls for commissioner
OTTAWA - A government-funded report says Black executives within the public service are subject to harassment and intimidation, career stagnation, unjust workloads and, as one executive wrote, a "cess...
Nov 12, 2024
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) - A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is "u...
Nov 12, 2024
N.S. Tory campaign staffer resigns after alleged vote-buying with Tim's gift cards
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative constituency campaign manager has resigned amid accusations of "vote-buying" with Tim Hortons gift cards. Peter Zwicker, the Tory campaign manager for ...
Nov 12, 2024
Rain, wind warnings issued along B.C. south coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning along northern sections of east Vancouver Island, with downpours expected to begin this evening as a "vigorous Pacific frontal system" move...
Nov 12, 2024
Highway 1 in Burnaby closed after early morning crash sends five to hospital
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties in Burnaby say westbound lanes of Highway 1 near the city have been shut after a multi-vehicle crash. They say just before 3 a.m., officers responded to reports of a five-car ...
Nov 12, 2024
PWHL MVP Spooner set to miss start of season for Toronto Sceptres due to knee injury
TORONTO - Reigning PWHL MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of t...
Nov 12, 2024
Judge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where ...
Nov 12, 2024
Our Community
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: The icon who is Taylor Swift
Nov 17, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Get it Done for the Fall Season
Two and Out
PETERS: Business owners shouldn't be held responsible for nuisance calls
Nov 15, 2024
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: November 14, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: What is the difference between a food policy council and frontline services?
Nov 15, 2024
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: John Horgan had 'the gift'
Nov 14, 2024