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Fall Bike Week underway
People in the North Okanagan are hitting the road on their bikes for the fall edition of GoByBike Week this month.The semi-annual challenge encourages people to leave their cars at home and instead mo...
Oct 04, 2022
AGCO establishes Oct. 31 deadline for sports-betting operators
TORONTO - Sports betting in Ontario will see some definitive changes by month's end. On Tuesday, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced it has set Oct. 31 as the deadline for illegal s...
Oct 04, 2022
Naval officer relieved of duties for alleged misconduct while deployed to Europe
OTTAWA - A naval officer serving as second in command of a Canadian minesweeper deployed to Europe was relieved of her duties over an allegation of "inappropriate conduct of a sexualized nature." The ...
Oct 04, 2022
Blue Jays-Orioles game rained out, doubleheader on Wednesday
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays were rained out Tuesday night and are scheduled to play a doubleheader Wednesday to end the regular season. There is little significance to...
Oct 04, 2022
Police in B.C. kill bear that attacked two women then guarded them from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A black bear is dead and two women are critically hurt after an attack near Dawson Creek, B.C. Mounties say they were called around 6:50 Monday night to a report that a black bear...
Oct 04, 2022
Police in B.C. kill bear that attacked two women then guarded them from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A black bear is dead and two women are critically hurt after an attack near Dawson Creek, B.C. Mounties say they were called around 6:50 Monday night to a report that a black bear...
Oct 04, 2022
Managing growth while maintaining small town feel priority for Lumby's incumbent mayor
The current mayor of Lumby is seeking to reclaim his seat this month and help guide the growth of the community for the next four years, as he has done for more than a decade already.Speaking with Ver...
Oct 04, 2022
Kamloops MP introduces bill to raise maximum penalties for most sexual offences to life in prison
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo has launched another attempt to toughen Canadian law against sexual offences.Tuesday morning (Oct. 4) in the House of Commons, Caputo introduced a bill that, ...
Oct 04, 2022
Vernon mayoralty debate tonight
The candidates for Vernon mayor square off in a forum tonight (Oct. 4) put on by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.Scott Anderson, Victor Cumming and Erik Olesen are vying for the mayor's chair, ...
Oct 04, 2022
Redblacks Lorenzo Mauldin IV leading CFL in sacks with club-record 14
Lorenzo Mauldin IV has been a menace to CFL quarterbacks this season. The Ottawa Redblacks defensive lineman has amassed a CFL-high/club-record 14 sacks. He also leads the league in multi-sack games w...
Oct 04, 2022
