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New tower for Landmark District
A groundbreaking was held for Landmark 7, the newest tower to join the growing Landmark District in Kelowna. Upon completion, Landmark 7 on Harvey Avenue will stand 23 storeys tall, offering commercia...
Jun 12, 2019
Genocide against Indigenous women and girls 'obvious,' says chief commissioner
VANCOUVER - The chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says it's "pretty obvious" that the tragedies amount to a genocide. Marion Buller made the r...
Jun 12, 2019
Edmonton murder trial hears child went from chunky, happy to skin and bones
EDMONTON - A woman who lived with two people charged in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church says she often heard crying, yelling, smacking and more crying from their bedr...
Jun 12, 2019
Quebec trying to speed up process to adopt secularism bill ahead of summer break
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government is showing good faith by specifying what kinds of religious symbols it plans to ban for many public sector workers. The government tabled an am...
Jun 12, 2019
Trudeau appoints first ambassador to advance women, peace and security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Canada's first ambassador for women, peace and security. Jacqueline O'Neill, who has served on a number of related international bodies, assumes&nb...
Jun 12, 2019
In Tel Aviv, Neil Patrick Harris says he's no gay icon
TEL AVIV, Israel - This year's official international ambassador to Tel Aviv's Gay Pride Parade says he has no interest in being a gay activist. Neil Patrick Harris arrived in Israel Wednesday along w...
Jun 12, 2019
Vipers name new captain
The Vernon Vipers have announced their captain for the 2019-20 B.C. Hockey League season.Twenty-year-old Connor Marritt will wear the C - a choice that makes sense for a lot of reasons, according to V...
Jun 12, 2019
Canada's treatment of Indigenous women not a 'genocide', Scheer says
OTTAWA - "Genocide" isn't the right word to describe what's been done to generations of Indigenous women and girls in Canada, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Monday. Last week, the federal...
Jun 12, 2019
Thousands raised during the Walk to End ALS
A total of 111 people strapped on their running shoes at Polson Park for the ninth annual Vernon Walk to End ALS. A grand total of $23,473.85 was raised on Saturday, according to the ALS society of B....
Jun 12, 2019
Husky pleads guilty over oil leak into North Saskatchewan River
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. - Husky Energy has pleaded guilty in a pipeline leak that sent oil spilling into a major river that is the source of drinking water for a number of Saskatchewan communiti...
Jun 12, 2019

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