In 1981, Bentley's company moved into downtown Halifax from its suburban base and renamed the tabloid as The Daily News, while gaining a reputation for hard-hitting stories and expanded sports coverage.
It was during this time that the Ottawa edition of Frank brought the magazine its greatest notoriety by satirically running a contest in 1991 inviting young Tories to "Deflower Caroline Mulroney, invoking the Prime Minister's wrath on Bentley and his partners.
Mulroney joined several women's groups in denouncing the ad as an incitement to rape, but the magazine maintained that it was commenting on the Prime Minister's perceived habit of using his daughter as a political prop.
Bentley continued with his publication of the Maritime edition of Frank, leading the magazine to several scoops, including the charges of sexual assault against former Premier of Nova Scotia and Trudeau-era cabinet minister Gerald Regan, in which he was subsequently acquitted.
[3] In 2016, Bentley and Wood launched a sister publication, allNewfoundlandLabrador, bringing its model to St. John's, but sharing resources and providing subscriber access to both sites.