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Like father, like son: Rockwood's Jack Clarke chases hockey dream

Like father, like son: Rockwood's Jack Clarke chases hockey dream

The local teen - who got his start playing Acton house league - is in his first year with the Erie Otters as he tries to become a second generation pro hockey player
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Manitobans energized over CFL's Grey-Cup bound Blue Bombers, high-flying Jets

Manitobans energized over CFL's Grey-Cup bound Blue Bombers, high-flying Jets

Oh, to be a Manitoba sports fan these days, with the Blue Bombers back yet again in the CFL Grey Cup -- and now the NHL’s high-flying Jets are stomping all comers and breaking records.
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Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the war in Ukraine in a phone call Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the German government said, in the first such conversation in two years.
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AtkinsRéalis wins contract to build two new Candu reactors in Romania

AtkinsRéalis wins contract to build two new Candu reactors in Romania

MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. has announced a deal to build two new Candu nuclear reactors in Romania. The company says the new reactors will be the first new Candu reactors to be built since 2007.
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Canada Post workers are on strike. Here's what you need to know about your mail

Canada Post workers are on strike. Here's what you need to know about your mail

TORONTO — Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery — just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's typically its busiest period.
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Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January

Foreign interference inquiry's final report now due by end of January

OTTAWA — The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue's final report is now due by the end of January, a month later than expected.
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National home sales surge in October after previous month's supply bump: CREA

National home sales surge in October after previous month's supply bump: CREA

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes sold in October rose 30 per cent compared with a year ago, marking a shift from the market's holding pattern that the association has previously described.
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Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth. Retail sales rose 0.
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Stock market today: Wall Street falls again as vaccine makers and tech stocks slide

Stock market today: Wall Street falls again as vaccine makers and tech stocks slide

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling again as their big rally following last week’s presidential election and cut to interest rates continues to fade. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Friday.
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.8 per cent to $82.3 billion in September.
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