Veterans honoured for service

Three Chilliwack men were among 12 B.C. veterans honoured for service at a special ceremony in Vancouver Friday. Jim Harris, James Lobe and Robert Provost were each presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.

Video project documents Mount Airy's history

She has lived in Canada, Central America, South America and Europe. He never left a 100-mile radius of his home. But Ellena Vasquez and George Hood were brought together as neighbors in Mount Airy — a situation that led to the preservation of history and a voice from the past.

Researchers seek relatives

Last November, 15 sets of remains belonging to British World War I soldiers were discovered in the small village of Beaucamps-Ligny in northern France during municipal building work.

Media Advisory: Celebrate Anglo-Celtic Roots!

OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- (Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2010) - The Media is cordially invited to attend the 16 th Annual Conference, British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO), 10 to 12 September, Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington, Ottawa.

Bogus baby scam takes victims

— A young Muskogee woman is suspected of scamming potential parents from New York to Las Vegas with promises they can adopt her baby. But she doesn’t have a baby and isn’t pregnant, said Muskogee Police Lt. Bobby Lee. That person is under investigation for fraud, he said.

Local 1880 sets up shop for Métis open house

By Debbie Houghtaling Reporter Pincher Creek Métis Nation of Alberta Local 1880 will be celebrating the opening of their new office in the...