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Over 50 artworks to be sold at Midsummer's Eve of the Arts
Work by local artists will be up for auction at the 36th annual Midsummer's Eve of the Arts.The Vernon Public Art Gallery (VPAG) is hosting the fundraising event that will see over 50 pieces from loca...
Jul 14, 2022

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
NEW YORK (AP) - Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, h...
Jul 14, 2022

Federal government sends $2B in health transfers, other funding to provinces
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the provinces, territories and municipalities have now received more than $2.85 billion promised months ago for health care, transit systems and classr...
Jul 14, 2022

Man acquitted in Air India bombing shot dead in B.C.: family of victim
SURREY, B.C. - Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, appears to have been killed in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., according to several media outlets. Vancouve...
Jul 14, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Man acquitted in Air India bombing, shot dead: media reports say
SURREY, B.C. - Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, appears to have been killed in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., according to several media outlets. Vancouve...
Jul 14, 2022

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project approved, expected to be completed by 2028
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's transportation minister says the business plan and funding for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project has been officially approved. Rob Fleming says the project is expec...
Jul 14, 2022

Canadians Kellett, DeFrancesco excited to make Honda Indy Toronto debuts
TORONTO - Racecars will once again be whizzing past Toronto's scenic Princes' Gates all weekend, with the statue Winged Victory looming over Turn 1 of the Exhibition Place track. Local drivers Dalton ...
Jul 14, 2022

CFL commissioner Ambrosie still bullish on league adding 10th franchise
HALIFAX - The global pandemic pushed it to the back burner but commissioner Randy Ambrosie says expansion has always been on the CFL's radar. On Saturday, the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughr...
Jul 14, 2022

Veteran goaltender Cam Talbot looks to being leadership to young Ottawa core
OTTAWA - Cam Talbot is not sure what his first season in Ottawa will bring, but believes he still has a lot to offer the Senators as they look to become a playoff contender. The Senators acquired Talb...
Jul 14, 2022

Vernon junior rowers take silver in Victoria Regatta event
Two Vernon junior rowers returned home from Vancouver Island with some special hardware.Elena Masyte and Jonas Masys placed second in the Mixed Junior Double Scull event at the Island Summer Regatta i...
Jul 14, 2022

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