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Spanish Vuelta stage cut short because of disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near finish line
BILBAO, Spain (AP) - The 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta was cut short and finished without a winner because of a disruption by pro-Palestinian protesters near the finish line in the Basque Country c...
Sep 03, 2025

Sundog Festival being held at new location
The annual arts and cultural festival in Vernon will be held at a different park this fall.The Sundog Festival of Arts & Culture will be held at Civic Memorial Park with a kickoff to Culture Days ...
Sep 03, 2025

Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University. U.S. District ...
Sep 03, 2025

Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics
VICTORIA - The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada's shipbuilding industry, but says future vessel procurements must be "free from political interference" after lessons learned from the...
Sep 03, 2025

Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics
VICTORIA - The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada's shipbuilding industry, but says future vessel procurements must be "free from political interference" after lessons learned from the...
Sep 03, 2025

Fuel Good Day returns in support of local non-profits
Armstrong Regional Co-op's annual initiative to support not-for-profits is going ahead in mid-September.Fuel Good Day is set for Tuesday, Sept. 16, where people who fuel up at the ARC gas stations wil...
Sep 03, 2025

Vernon Mayor confident in ability to hit housing target
The City of Vernon has been issued a provincial housing target, which the mayor says is achievable.In August, the province set a goal of having 1,829 new housing units built in Vernon within the next ...
Sep 03, 2025

Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon's landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Five ...
Sep 03, 2025

Parks Canada visits increased by 10 per cent with Canada Strong Pass, Ottawa says
OTTAWA - The federal government says the Canada Strong Pass it introduced this summer succeeded in boosting rail travel and visits to museums, historic sites and parks. The Canada Strong Pass, which t...
Sep 03, 2025

Communities across Western Canada face smoke warnings due to wildfires
VANCOUVER - Smoke from wildfires continues to cause worries across much of the West. In British Columbia, smoky haze enveloping Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has triggered an air-quality warni...
Sep 03, 2025

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