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Midget Elite Storm drop first two games of Provincials
Day one of the 2019 Midget Elite Provincials is in the books at the Coca-Cola Centre and fans were treated to some great hockey on the opening day.The tournament opened Thursday morning when the GPFAC...
Mar 29, 2019 The top 2 teams in the round robin will play in the Final Sunday and the 3rd & 4th place finishers will meet in the Bronze medal game
Street checks should be strictly limited - or banned outright, N.S. report said
HALIFAX - Street checks by Halifax-area police have had a "disproportionate and negative" impact on the African Nova Scotia community, according to a new report that found black males w...
Mar 29, 2019
When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019
Seeing double: Candidates with same name square off in P.E.I. election fight
Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 26 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...
Mar 29, 2019
Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scam
BOSTON - More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court. They are expected to make initial appearances Friday in federal court in Boston. They're...
Mar 29, 2019
GPRC hands out yearly awards at Festival of Gold
It was a chance to celebrate a great year of athletics at the GPRC Thursday night as the college hosted the 49th annual Festival of Gold.It was a big night for Liam O'Hallahan of the GPRC Men's basket...
Mar 29, 2019 (photo credit to the GPRC Wolves)
US trade gap falls 15 per cent to $51.1 billion in January
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...
Mar 29, 2019
Montreal archdiocese calls on retired judge to examine sexual abuse allegations
MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concer...
Mar 29, 2019
Flyers secure spot in final at the Coy Cup
One North Peace Hockey League club is off to the Coy Cup Final, while another could be joining them.The Fort St.John Flyers secured their spot in the Senior AA B.C Provincial Final Thursday night with...
Mar 29, 2019 Fort St.John and Dawson Creek finished 1st and 2nd in the round robin portion of the tournament.
Argos running back Wilder Jr. getting tryout with World Wrestling Entertainment
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. always wanted to follow his father into pro football, but it wasn't always his activity of choice. Growing up, the Toronto Argonauts running back admits ...
Mar 29, 2019