CFL Week 8 Review...What do kickers know anyway?

It was a slow week in the CFL, but Troy Westwood gave us all something to talk about. In the August 10th edition of the Winnipeg Sun Troy, a former Bomber's kicker and  Dauphin, Manitoba native...

Boys save townhouse complex

Six townhouse units caught fire Wednesday, but were saved thanks to three teens. They alerted the rest of the residents to the danger with shouts of "Fire!" before extinguishing the flames themselves. Leeann Cook,...

CFL Week 7 Review....Week 8 Preview

CFL Week 7: Review Thursday, August 7 -Toronto Argo’s stunned by visiting Ti-cats 45-21 the east gets a shade murkier no Lumsden, no Printers, 508 total yards from  scrimmage? -Calgary knocked off the...

You Can Fight City Hall -- And Win

Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThat old phrase "power To The People" was being used today in the City of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.  Citizens showed the city council and administrators the power of the electorate...

Greyhound Bus Killer Vince Li Worked at McDonald's

Vince Li, the 40-year old man charged with the second degree murder of 22-year old Tim McLean , who has not yet been named byt he police, worked at McDonald's in Edmonton, a blogger claims.     " ...

Dinwiddie's domain, Keep the Bills out, Broken Bones

CFL week 5 recap   CFL on Demand it’s the patriotic choice           Thanks to TSN and a host of advertisers all this seasons CFL football games, both regular season and playoffs...

First oil, now beer: the rising cost of necessities

The rising cost of hops, fuel, and aluminum is creating a perfect storm for beer makers--and by perfect I mean horrible. The cost of these economic realities may soon be passed on to the innocent beer consumer,...

Mexico honours Senador Edward Kennedy with the Aztec Eagle

Mexican Government expresses gratefulness to outstanding foreign figures for their humanitarian and social  help.The following is a translation from the government web page:It is the purpose of  The...

Calgarians turn parking into park for a day

A group of Calgarians managed to grab some prime street parking spots. But, instead of parking cars, they created a temporary park — complete with grass, trees, and benches.Calling the city’s newest park...

Rescuers to start renewed search for missing adventurer Fossett

A group of rescue experts and veteran mountaineers are organizing a renewed search for Steve Fossett, the legendary adventurer who disappeared last September while flying his plane over the Sierra Nevada...

Couple snags first iPhone 3G at Rogers store in Calgary

Chad Drolet and his fiance Heather Campbell emerge with the first iPhone 3G sold in Calgary at a Falconridge store on the July 11 launch. They had camped outside the store Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. Photo:...

iPhone 3G launch in Calgary, Alberta

(3G iPhone launch - Calgary2.jpg) A 3G iPhone customer takes a nap at the counter during a long wait time for computers to process his order at a Rogers Plus store in Calgary, AB. Photo: Peter Mah (3G...

Air Canada lays off 632 flight attendants

Aviation business is undergoing a tough time especially after soaring fuel price and many airlines are cutting short their routes and also doing exercise to  control the cost. Now Air Canada, a big north...

Cyclist Christian Meier wins Canadian Road Race Title

Symmetrics swept the top of the men's podium at the National Road Cycling championships at Beauce, Quebec. Earlier on the weekend Svein Tuft won the Time Trial title. The Symmetrics team, along with some other...

Symmetrics victory train keeps rolling -- Meier wins Canadian Road Nationals

If there was any question that Symmetrics is the strongest team in Canada right now, they put them to rest today with a complete team effort that had them animating all of the days breaks and putting two men on...

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