Regina honours Saskatchewan’s fallen officers
On Sunday, Regina joined other major cities across the country honouring Police and Peace Officers Memorial Day. Members of various law enforcement agencies marched down to the legislative building in…
Okanagan senior parasails for 95th birthday
Lee Prunkl is starting her 95th year on a high note. The Kelowna, B.C., resident is parasailing through her golden years, gaining a fresh perspective of the city she has…
B.C. election: Eby says 90% of British Columbians to benefit from tax cut promise
New Democrat Leader David Eby says he’s making a tax relief election promise that will benefit more than 90 per cent of people in British Columbia. He says the NDP…
Letters to the Editor, Sept. 30, 2024
FORD SHOULD SCRAP IDEA Re “Tunnel vision” (Brian Lilley, Sept. 26): I don’t know what Doug Ford is smoking, but he needs to wean himself off it and quick because…
Kris Kristofferson remembered as leaving ‘resounding legacy’ following his death
Grammy-winning singer and actor Kris Kristofferson has been remembered as an “inspiration” who left a “resounding legacy” following his death at age 88. The American country music star died “peacefully”…
Veteran singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson dies at 88
Kris Kristofferson, the country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died at the age of 88. He died peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home in Maui,…
Artist Brian Maguire hopes visitors to exhibition will ‘identify with the dead’
Irish contemporary artist Brian Maguire said he hopes visitors to his upcoming exhibition at the Hugh Lane Gallery will “identify with the dead”. Entitled La Grande Illusion, the exhibition spans…
£450,000 allocated to find solutions to Lough Neagh algae
Funding worth £450,000 has been awarded to five organisations to develop solutions to the problem of blue green algae in Lough Neagh. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs…
Late Queen and David Attenborough named greatest British cultural figures
Queen Elizabeth II, Sir David Attenborough and James Bond have been named the most popular British cultural figures in a survey. The late monarch was voted the greatest “cultural icon”…
Winnipeg Jets trim training camp roster by five
The Winnipeg Jets reduced their “active” training camp roster to 34 players on Sunday. That total does not include injured defensemen Ville Heinola and Logan Stanley, who earlier in the…