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Vernon's COVID-19 cases jump in latest update
Greater Vernon saw a spike in COVID-19 cases on a weekly basis.The weekly report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) confirmed 29 new cases within the Vernon health area between Sept. 18 ...
Sep 29, 2022
Fruit falls on highway after crash
Apples were scattered on the highway south of Vernon after an incident this morning.Vernon Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) responded to a two-vehicle crash in Highway 97's southbound lanes near Birnie Roa...
Sep 29, 2022
Blue Bombers look to bounce back against visiting Roughriders
WINNIPEG - The Blue Bombers are coming off their worst performance of the season. The reigning Grey Cup champions were overwhelmed 48-31 by a desperate Hamilton Tiger-Cats team with one of the worst r...
Sep 29, 2022
Frankie Lasagna back in the kitchen at Italian restaurant after viral baseball moment
TORONTO - Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal. Lasagna was busy preparing for dinner service at his Toronto restaurant while juggl...
Sep 29, 2022
Adams, B.C. Lions look to spark offence against Ottawa Redblacks
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. is hungry. While his first three games with the B.C. Lions have had ups and downs, the quarterback is missing an elusive milestone. "We have to be scoring touchdowns. Man,...
Sep 29, 2022
Ian regains hurricane strength as it heads to South Carolina
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) - Ian regained hurricane strength as it spun toward South Carolina a day after devastating a cross section of Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximu...
Sep 29, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays clinch post-season berth with Orioles' loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays secured a playoff berth Thursday without even taking the field. Canada's lone big-league team started the day with a magic number of one and locked up a wild-card spot ...
Sep 29, 2022
Hockey players remember Henderson goal 50 years later
It's a goal most Canadian hockey fans have seen over and over again - an iconic moment in the country's history - and for those old enough, they remember when Paul Henderson scored the series winner. ...
Sep 29, 2022
National chief says Canada's reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA - The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who estimates it will take 40 years at the...
Sep 29, 2022
Judge Watch, Frankie Lasagna and Homer No. 61: On an unusual night at the ballpark
TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the left-field foul screen. The location paid of...
Sep 29, 2022
