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City grants early approval for electric ice resurfacer, recreation equipment
The City of Vernon is moving ahead with purchasing replacement recreation services equipment.At its regular meeting Tuesday (Oct. 11), city council was presented with a proposal to grant early approva...
Oct 13, 2022
Jan. 6 takeaways: Ahead of election, warnings on democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee is issuing a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation's democracy is at stake. The panel returned Th...
Oct 13, 2022
HFX Wanderers FC fire coach Stephen Hart, who has led CPL team since inception
HALIFAX - HFX Wanderers FC have fired Stephen Hart, the Canadian Premier League team's first and only coach, in the wake of an 8-15-5 season The Halifax side finished seventh in the eight-team league ...
Oct 13, 2022
High court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate. The justices did not otherwise com...
Oct 13, 2022
Police: Missing Georgia toddler believed dead, mom a suspect
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Police who spent more than a week searching for a toddler who was reported missing from his home have gathered enough evidence to conclude that the boy is dead and name his mother...
Oct 13, 2022
B.C. Lions defensive lineman Richardson out for season with Achilles injury
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions defensive lineman Steven "Stove" Richardson is out for the rest of the CFL season. The club announced Thursday the 26-year-old American has suffered a setback in his rehabilitat...
Oct 13, 2022
Quebec rights body probes case of Inuk teen allegedly put in isolation, denied care
MONTREAL - Quebec's youth rights commission is investigating the case of an Inuk teenager who was allegedly placed in isolation at a Montreal-area rehabilitation centre while in pain and in need of me...
Oct 13, 2022
Mélanie Joly pushes LNG ties in Japan and South Korea, amid North Korea missiles
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is set to become a major energy supplier for Japan and South Korea. She is visiting both countries this week, and says there is an appetite fo...
Oct 13, 2022
Climate change fears high but vary by region, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - Millions of Canadians in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will receive their quarterly carbon price rebate payments on Friday. But a new poll suggests residents of most of those pr...
Oct 13, 2022
Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse handed fine for interference against Canucks
NEW YORK - Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse has been fined for interference during Edmonton's 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The NHL's department of player safety handed Nurse a US$5,...
Oct 13, 2022
