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Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022
Archivist: Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the N...
Feb 18, 2022
MLB cancels spring games through March 4 due to lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball cancelled the first week of spring training games through March 4 on Friday in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout. The annou...
Feb 18, 2022
Canada stands to have Tokyo relay medal upgraded over Ujah doping
LONDON (AP-CP) - Canada's 4x100-metre relay team stands to be upgraded to a silver medal from the Tokyo Summer Games after Britain was stripped of its silver medal due to C.J. Ujah's doping violation....
Feb 18, 2022
Free public swim on Family Day
If you want to make a splash on Family Day, there is a free public swim event at the Vernon Aquatic Centre.Greater Vernon Recreation Services is hosting the event, with support from the B.C. governmen...
Feb 18, 2022
Pedestrian suffers serious injuries
A man suffered serious head and lower extremity injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Salmon Arm.RCMP say the incident took place just before 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at the intersection of ...
Feb 18, 2022
California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A new bill in California would allow private citizens go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation tha...
Feb 18, 2022
Vipers make it two straight wins over Wild
The Vernon Vipers made it 12 wins in their last 14 games with a 4-3 victory over the Wenatchee Wild in Washington state on Thursday night.Reagan Milburn, named first star of the game, had two goals an...
Feb 18, 2022
Arrows captain Mike Sheppard no stranger to showing up to work a little battered
TORONTO - No one was taken aback when Mike Sheppard showed up at his day job with a shiner this week. No stranger to taking damage on the rugby field, the Toronto Arrows captain's black eye was courte...
Feb 18, 2022
Top doctor says Canada is past peak of Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19
The country's top doctor says Canada is past the peak of the COVID-19 wave caused by the Omicron variant. "We are hopeful we are approaching a period of reduced transmission, allowing Canadians a chan...
Feb 18, 2022
