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Ernest Manning’s Calgary Griffins look to repeat as provincial football champions

During the first weekend of November, Ernest Manning’s Griffins suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the Senior Boys’ Division 1 city championship game. The St. Francis Browns kicked the game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock to win…

Leon County Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant to Improve De-Escalation Training

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) awarded a $349,635 grant to enhance de-escalation training. The new funding adds to a previous grant of $249,950, totaling $599,585 for de-escalation initiatives. The funds will be used to expand training and effective crisis…

NCIS: Origins’ Austin Stowell Thinks Gibbs and Lala Inspired Rule 12

Did NCIS: Origins‘Gibbs created rule 12 because of his feelings for Lala? Austin Stowell thinks so. “There’s a reason why people who work together sometimes end up coming together. It’s that they understand each other,” Stowell, 39, said exclusively. Us…

The Trendsetters Foundation Empowers High School Students

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — George Washington High School is helping students prepare for life after graduation by hosting an assembly with an organization dedicated to empowering the next generation. The goal of the event is to give students in grades 10-12…

Renowned Nova Scotia artist Tom Forrestall dies at 88

Tom Forrestall, the Nova Scotia artist who gained critical acclaim in the 1960s due to a revival of interest in realistic painting, has died at the age of 88. Forrestall, whose works are in important public and private collections in…

Crackdown on ‘street racing and hooliganism’ is working, says Brampton mayor

Preferred region How does this work? Peel Regional Police are cracking down on illegal car gatherings. Mayor Patrick Brown says a police crackdown on “street racing and hooliganism” at a Brampton shopping center is working. The Mayor took to a…

NYT Connections Tips & Answers Today — Saturday, November 16 (#524)

Looking for the answers to today’s hookups? The November 16 Connections answers for riddle #524 are a little easier than yesterday’s riddle, with the Connections Companion rating the difficulty of this puzzle at 2.8 out of 5. Every day we…

I’m in the middle of my VCE

I took a break from studying for my final VCE exam to write this article. Once I walk out of this exam room next Wednesday, I know VCE will gradually start to fade away. Before long, I won’t remember the…

VIDEO: Multi-vehicle crash reported on Highway 410 in Mississauga

VIDEO: Multi-vehicle crash reported on Highway 410 in Mississauga | INSauga Preferred region How does this work? A multi-vehicle collision has been reported on Highway 410 in Mississauga. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes of the Highway 403…

University of Waterloo Velocity leaves garage to enter arena

Six years in the making, the UW startup incubator is moving into the Innovation Arena. Speed has a new home at the University of Waterloo’s Innovation Arena in downtown Kitchener. The university-linked incubator will occupy half of the 90,000-square-foot…