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Ottawa, Pacific and Forge coaches up for Canadian Premier League award
TORONTO - Atletico Ottawa's Carlos Gonzalez, Pacific FC's James Merriman and Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis are the finalists for Canadian Premier League coach of the year. Voting involved the head coach...
Oct 19, 2022
Vancity to offer carbon footprint tracker for its Visa credit cards
VANCOUVER - Vancity says it is launching a program that will allow its Visa credit card holders to track the estimated carbon emissions of their purchases. The Vancouver-based credit union says all Va...
Oct 19, 2022
Panthers put D Aaron Ekblad on long-term injured reserve
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers will be without top defenseman Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after the team putting him on the long-term injured reserve lis...
Oct 19, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has declined an invitation to attend the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner on Saturday night, an event that was on a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. It'...
Oct 19, 2022
Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there were times during the "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter that the three levels of government were not working together as well as they could. But h...
Oct 19, 2022
Police chief said 'Freedom Convoy' would end by first Monday: ex-police board chair
OTTAWA - The former chair of Ottawa's police board says the chief of police told her in late January that he would be very surprised if the "Freedom Convoy" protesters stayed for longer than one weeke...
Oct 19, 2022
BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification
VANCOUVER - The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership contender Anjali Appadurai says a report from the campaign recommends she be disqualified from the race. Campaign spokesman Erik Olesen...
Oct 19, 2022
Applications available for open burning permits in Vernon
Vernon residents wishing to clear and burn materials from their properties can now access the permit application.Vernon Fire Rescue Services reminds residents that open air burning is generally prohib...
Oct 19, 2022
Hope Outreach holds Vernon winter clothing drive
The Vernon team with Hope Outreach Okanagan is reaching out the community for help."We are in desperate need of winter clothing items for the men and women we serve nightly on the streets of Vernon, a...
Oct 19, 2022
A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reports Q3 profit up, raises distributions
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund has raised its monthly payment to unitholders as it reported its third-quarter profit and royalty income rose compared with a year ago. The hamburger ...
Oct 19, 2022
