Local athletes among Support4Sport Award finalists
FALL RIVER/WELLINGTON/WAVERLEY: Athletes from across the swatch of the Laker News coverage area have been named finalists for the 2023 Support4Sport Awards, to be held out May 27 at the…
Archibald named to Canadian Para-Nordic ski Development team
FALL RIVER: A Fall River para-nordic skiier has been named to the Canadian Para Nordic ski Development team. Riding the success and momentum of her 2023 Canada Games where she…
Gilby earns win in exciting Maritime League of Legends tour season opener
SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: The young guns ruled the day to kickoff the 2023 Cross Roads Cycles Maritime League of Legends tour season. Gage Gilby kicked off the 2023 Legends tour championship…
Canada Soccer names Mya Archibald to U-20 women’s team
FALL RIVER: Mya Archibald has been named to the Canadian squad for the Under-20 CONCACAF Women’s Soccer Championship, to be played this week in the Dominican Republic. Archibald, a Fall…
Launch set for Fall River author’s debut book, “Mommy Don’t.”
FALL RIVER: A Fall River author has written her first book, and it’s a griping tale of a young girl who’s disappearance on the South Shore stole the hearts of…
Northwood, province confirm long-term care facility going at Carr Farm Development site
FALL RIVER: A long-term care home will indeed be part of the Carr Farm Development in Fall River. The province and Northwood officially confirmed on May 17 that a 144-bed…
Green flag set to wave on season 36 of CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series at Scotia Speedeworld
SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: Local race fans are ready for the roar of race car engines as the CARSTAR Weekly Racing Series prepares to take the green flag on year 36 at…
GPV Band students enjoy musical journey to Fredericton, performances
MAIN PHOTO: Students from GPV Band learn about music from an instructor in Fredericton. (Submitted photo) FREDERICTON, N.B.: Students in the senior band at Georges P. Vanier Junior High had…
PHOTOS: Dillon the Dragon joins Emily in Miller Lake
MILLER LAKE: Emily, the well known dragon head that greets motorists on Hwy 102 and those boating Miller Lake, has a new friend in the summer of 2023. On May…
Guilty verdict in case of former Fall River man at daycare a “happy outcome”
FALL RIVER: One of the parents whose daughter was a victim of a former Fall River man said she’s happy the judge in his trial found him guilty. The mom,…