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Video leads police to Vernon theft suspect
A suspected Vernon thief was literally caught on camera.RCMP say home surveillance video posted as part of a media story on July 27 showed a man checking a pickup truck and later entering into a stora...
Aug 17, 2022
Adult who accused Quebec cardinal of sexual misconduct breaks church-abuse stereotype
MONTREAL - The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse. Universit de Montral religious studies professor Solange Lefebvr...
Aug 17, 2022
Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions
Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...
Aug 17, 2022
New census data punctuates need to revitalize Indigenous languages
New 2021 Census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, shows a slight decline in the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language.From 2016 to 2021, the overall number dropped from 25...
Aug 17, 2022
Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey
A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in youth hockey, according to a new study. A poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute found that 58 per cent ...
Aug 17, 2022
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wedn...
Aug 17, 2022
Red Deer one of four cities getting new passport services
Red Deer is part of a federal announcement Wednesday that will see new passport service locations added in four Canadian cities.Government officials say this is to address a backlog in processing appl...
Aug 17, 2022
B.C. cannabis stores grapple with delivery stoppage as BCLDB workers go on strike
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbian cannabis stores are bracing for emptier shelves after a strike stopped the province's pot distribution centre from shipping out product. The British Columbia General ...
Aug 17, 2022
Sheen dissipates but sunken U.S. fish boat still in orca habitat east of Victoria
VICTORIA - The United States Department of Ecology says an oil sheen from a sunken fish boat appears to have completely dissipated from an area of U.S. waters just east of Vancouver Island. The update...
Aug 17, 2022
Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues
OTTAWA - The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a backlog in processing applications continues. Social Development Minister Karina Gould says people can now a...
Aug 17, 2022
