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An Alberta man charged with assaulting two RCMP officers at the Winnipeg airport has been conditionally discharged.

An Alberta man has received a conditional discharge for assaulting two police officers and another p...

Drew Henderson has been named senior director of broadcast operations for WKAR Public Media. Dave Mann has joined WKAR as director of broadcast technology.

TxDOT abandons any pretense of new thinking about I-35. Its time to stop them.

Children in the Bonny Downs area of East Ham circa 1900. - Credit: BDCA A former refugee will walk 100 miles barefoot for an East Ham food bank after being "shocked" by an example of poverty in Newham. Mentesnot Mengesha settled in Newham 30 years ago after fleeing civil war in Ethiopia and has since built a successful life. But after seeing a young boy walking to school with his father in Plaistow wearing shoes that were worn out and falling apart, Mr Mengesha felt compelled to act. Mentesno...

The Pulse of Entertainment: *“They are all friends of mine,” said Marion Meadows about the featured artists on his latest solo project titled “Twice as Nice.”

These 8 car movies from 1971 brought hot rubber to silver screen Hagerty 3/4/2021 With the era’s racing films and road movies, James Bond and Bullitt, the 1960s gave us the genesis of the modern action film, but the decade that followed defined and refined it. Stunts and stunt driving were more impressive than ever, and there was a boom in road movies and car chases. The 1970s is remembered as one of the best and most innovative decades in film, and cool cars were essential to this cinemat...

Veterans Voice: Vietnam vet recalls horror of friendly fire By Mary K. Talbot, Special to The Journal © Submitted photos Bill Babcock as a platoon leader in Vietnam, spring 1970. Thirteen was Bill Babcock’s lucky number back in October 1969.  On his 23rd birthday, Babcock had taken command of his first platoon in Vietnam.  He had been assigned to Bravo Company, 3/8th Infantry, 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division.  He was one of four lieutenants in the company. He w...

Bonny Downs Community Associations elders advocacy and befriending project co-ordinator Clem Richards. - Credit: BDCA A phone “befriending" service is supporting older people in the borough who are feeling lonely or isolated through the pandemic. Almost 80 elders have received a combined 317 hours of phone calls from 21 volunteers since the service was launched by Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) in March. It will continue until the end of this year after the East Ham charity rec...

Retired Lieutenant General David Mann of PredaSAR: “Willingness to fail” …Humility. Knowing that you don’t know everything and that you can use the help and insights of others, is a key trait. …Willingness to fail. I always think of President Teddy Roosevelt when talking about taking chances, failing but getting back up. He was someone who was willing to take chances, to make decisions without perfect […] The Thrive Global Community welcomes voices from many spheres on our open pla...