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Snowbirds grounded in 'operational pause' as B.C. accident investigated: Air Force
WINNIPEG - The Royal Canadian Air Force has ordered an "operational pause" for its Snowbird air demonstration squadron jets after a crash earlier this month. A statement from Maj.-Gen. Iain Huddleston...
Aug 10, 2022
Ex-Miss America Mund: Abortion ruling prompted US House run
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Former Miss America Cara Mund said Wednesday that her concern about the erosion of abortion rights prompted her independent bid for the U.S. House in her home state of North Dako...
Aug 10, 2022
Morreale: CEBL's championship weekend caps another successful CEBL season
OTTAWA - Mike Morreale says people thought he was crazy when he became commissioner and chief executive officer of the fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League four years ago. Now he can't imagine C...
Aug 10, 2022
Canadian Rourke leads B.C. Lions into Calgary to face Stamps in intriguing matchup
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions will get to know the Calgary Stampeders very well over the next few weeks. B.C. (6-1) visits Calgary (5-2) on Saturday night in the first of three meetings between the...
Aug 10, 2022
Quebec public health wants smelter's arsenic emissions cut to 5 times provincial norm
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director is recommending that arsenic emissions in a northwestern Quebec city be reduced to five times the provincial standard. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters today t...
Aug 10, 2022
BMX hosts 40th anniversary race party
Four decades of BMX memories will come together at a special event this month at Vernon's Ranger Park.The BMX club is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 28, and past racers and parents o...
Aug 10, 2022
City of North Bay to dedicate field in honour of Blue Bombers head coach O'Shea
He's a six-time Grey Cup champion and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. But on Saturday, he'll merely be known as Mike O'Shea from North Bay, Ont. On Saturday, the city of North Bay will d...
Aug 10, 2022
Montreal public health investigating after man dies from legionnaires' disease
Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires' disease in the city's east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area. The city's pub...
Aug 10, 2022
Edmonton's Marco Arop breaks Canadian record in 1,000 metres at Diamond League meet
MONACO - Marco Arop shattered the Canadian record in the 1,000 metres en route to a second-place finish at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Wednesday. The 23-year-old from Edmonton, who won bronze ...
Aug 10, 2022
'Rally in Valley' starts Friday
Pickleballers will be flocking to Vernon for a weekend-long tournament.The Vernon Pickleball Association, in partnership with Pickleball Depot, is hosting the inaugural 'Rally in the Valley Powered by...
Aug 10, 2022
