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Police must take online threats and harassment against journalists seriously: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will tell chiefs of police today that all police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targe...
Sep 01, 2022

Silver Star to benefit from fire resiliency funds
A portion of provincial funding intended to reduce community wildfire risk will benefit Silver Star.The province has allocated $25-million through the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. (FESBC) to fun...
Sep 01, 2022

'Nothing about us without us.' Northern premiers address Arctic Circle forum
YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's territorial premiers stressed the need to invest in northern communities and include northerners in decision-making at an Arctic Circle gathering in Greenland that concluded ear...
Sep 01, 2022

Quebec votes: Liberal blames Quebec Conservative leader's rhetoric for rising threats
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Liberal candidate Marwah Rizqy is blaming Conservative Party of Quebec Leader ric Duhaime for the highly charged political climate. Rizqy says she has been receiving deaths threats ...
Sep 01, 2022

Quebec votes: CAQ seeks small wins with promises for improving health care
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is playing the short game with his party's election heath-care promises. On Day 5 of the election campaign, Legault is promising an additional ...
Sep 01, 2022

Indiana man charged with murder in Dutch soldiers' shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A 22-year-old Indiana man was charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier dead and the wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis. Shamar Duncan was ...
Sep 01, 2022

Poland demands $1.3 trillion war reparations from Germany
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's top politician said Thursday that the government will seek equivalent of some $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis' World War II invasion and occupati...
Sep 01, 2022

UN nuclear agency team arrives at Ukraine power plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe's largest nuclear plan...
Sep 01, 2022

Kremlin: Putin won't attend Gorbachev funeral, pays tribute
MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the weekend funeral of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev but has paid tribute to him. Kremlin spok...
Sep 01, 2022

COVID vaccine announcement, Trudeau visits Winnipeg : In The News for Sept. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Sep 01, 2022

What Matters
Grandparent Scam, Other Frauds
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Youth Climate Corps
Vernon youth to take on summer climate action projects
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Skyrocketing Rates
Vernon-Lumby MLA calling for more oversight of private wastewater services
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Crime watch
Prohibited firearms seized in Lake Country search
May 26, 2026
Housing Construction
Housing builds in Vernon down annually
May 26, 2026