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Suspect in custody after reports of shooting at B.C. detachment, no one injured
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police say a suspect is in custody after officers responded to reports of a shooter at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia. Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said there are no rep...
Nov 25, 2021
Suspect in custody after reports of shooting at B.C. detachment, no one injured
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police say a suspect is in custody after officers responded to reports of a shooter at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia. Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said there are no rep...
Nov 25, 2021
Amita Kuttner says party must stop infighting, focus on environmental issues
OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the newly named interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, says their job is to "heal" the party after months of infighting and strife. Kuttner, 30, who identifies as nonbina...
Nov 25, 2021
One COVID-19 death and 93 new cases in Interior
The COVID-19 death toll for the Interior has reached 288, as another death was recorded in the health region Thursday.The death was one of three reported across the province, and to date 2,136 British...
Nov 25, 2021
Holiday fundraiser 'dishes out kindness' for local charities
Two well-respected charities in the Vernon area will benefit from holiday sales at a Vernon eatery.The Roster Sports Club Bar & Grill will hold its second annual Dish Out the Kindness in December,...
Nov 25, 2021
More storms this week as province prepares for preventing serious weather events
Three big storms are expected to hit British Columbia in the coming week, and the province is asking the public to be prepared for changing and unpredictable weather.The first storm system has already...
Nov 25, 2021
Allan Brooks Nature Centre presents 'Light The Night Auction'
2021 marks the 3rd annual Light The Night on-line auction in support of the Allan Brooks Nature Centre (ABNC). Organizers say the success of the centre this year has been made possible in large part d...
Nov 25, 2021
Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is prepared to retaliate against an American increase of duties on Canadian softwood lumber producers. Freeland was responding today to cri...
Nov 25, 2021
Nova Scotia mass killing helped drive high national homicide rate in 2020: StatCan
HALIFAX - The mass killing in Nova Scotia and the COVID-19 pandemic helped push the number of homicides nationally in 2020 to its highest level in nearly 30 years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday....
Nov 25, 2021
City of Vernon considering three per cent increase to recreation rates
The City of Vernon will consider a rate increase of about three per cent for recreation services in 2022.The proposed budget would see the increase applied to the pool and arena drop-in rates, as well...
Nov 25, 2021
