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The Rock announces wedding on Instagram
NEW YORK - With a simple "We do," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram. A photo of the movie star and Lauren Hashian was posted on the social media s...
Aug 19, 2019

Linc Keough Memorial Golf Tournament
The Linc Keough Memorial Golf Tournament will be at the Elk Ridge Golf and Country Club on Monday August 26.Tee off time is 10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start at 9:00 a.m. Registration at Elk Ridge Resort.Const...
Aug 19, 2019

2019 Grey Cup is now wide open
Kudos to the Montreal Alouettes for providing us with the CFL game of the year Saturday when they beat Calgary 40-34 in overtime.The win launched Montreal into second place in the east, dropped Calgar...
Aug 19, 2019

Canadian woman focusing on memories shared with slain fiance: New Zealand police
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand say a grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random atta...
Aug 19, 2019

Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured during emotional dedication ceremony
OTTAWA - Emotions ran free in Ottawa Saturday as the more than 150 Canadians killed in Afghanistan were honoured during a sombre ceremony attended by hundreds of family members, many of whom continue ...
Aug 19, 2019

Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau's actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner's stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to alig...
Aug 19, 2019

Oakland Raiders' Luke Willson finally gets to play another game in Canada
Luke Willson figures he'll have a smooth travel day when his Oakland Raiders head to Winnipeg for Thursday's NFL pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. "I think I'm going to have the easiest t...
Aug 19, 2019

Pipeline rupture sends 40,000 litres of oil into Alberta creek
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline has spilled 40,000 litres of crude oil into a creek.The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bont...
Aug 19, 2019 (File Photo/ The Canadian Press)

Chinese pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
HONG KONG - At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing's one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment...
Aug 19, 2019

Dildo, N.L., warns against trespassing in excitement over Hollywood-like sign
DILDO, N.L. - Days after a Hollywood-style sign went up over Dildo, N.L., officials have had to post warnings to deter people from clambering through private yards and scaling a steep hill to tak...
Aug 19, 2019