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Oklahoma defensive lineman Gallimore tops CFL Scouting Bureau fall rankings
TORONTO - Neville Gallimore, a defensive lineman with the Oklahoma Sooners, topped the CFL Scouting Bureau's first top-20 prospects list for the 2020 draft. The list was released Thursday by...
Sep 12, 2019

Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it's going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan.Those sites are located at All...
Sep 12, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

New federal Arctic policy focuses on human health, environment, infrastructure
The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic in a changing environmental and political world. But after three years of work on the lengthy document, so...
Sep 12, 2019

Defenceman Josh Morrissey signs eight-year extension with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, US$50-million contract extension. The Jets announced the move on Thursday, one day before the start of trainin...
Sep 12, 2019

Leigh Centurions coach dismisses allegations of dirty play from Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - The Leigh Centurions have dismissed Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott's accusations of foul play in Toronto's 46-12 rugby league win last Saturday. Two players from each side were sen...
Sep 12, 2019

Borowiecki, Hainsey, Pageau named alternate captains for Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Defencemen Mark Borowiecki and Ron Hainsey and forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau will serve as alternate captains for the Ottawa Senators this season. The Senators made the announcement Thursday as...
Sep 12, 2019

Trump ousts hawkish Bolton, dissenter on foreign policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other ...
Sep 12, 2019

Royal Purple Elks Trade Show and Bake Sale
Royal Purple Elks #50 Trade Show and Bake Sale will be October 26th.Tables are being rented.For information, see the poster below.
Sep 12, 2019

Fuel Good Day is back!
Fuel Good Day is back!On Tuesday September 17th, eight Lake Country Co-op Gas Bars will be participating in Fuel Good Day 2019! We will be donating 5 cents of every litre sold to deserving charities i...
Sep 12, 2019

Manitoba premier sees majority as affirmation; admits PCs must 'listen better'
WINNIPEG - Brian Pallister and his Progressive Conservatives went early and won big. Pallister called an election more than a year before it was scheduled and the vote Tuesday ended with a second cons...
Sep 12, 2019