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Local company helps growing industry become more sustainable
A Vernon business has been nominated for six awards at a national event honouring cannabis professionals and companies. BlueSky Organics (BSO), manufacturer of specialized soil and nutrient blends for...
Sep 16, 2021
Vancouver police say fatal daylight shooting in downtown hotel parkade was targeted
VANCOUVER - A man has been shot and killed in what Vancouver police say was a targeted attack. It happened at around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parkade of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel on Vancouver's...
Sep 16, 2021
Labour group under fire for election polling tactics after Nanaimo campaign manager sounds alarm
NANAIMO - A local Green Party of Canada campaign manager is incensed with what he calls multiple credibility issues related to an NDP-friendly ad.Ilan Goldenblatt, who's representing Nanaimo-Ladysmith...
Sep 16, 2021
Police detain teenager after threat to German synagogue
BERLIN (AP) - German security officials said Thursday they had detained a teenager who was allegedly planning to attack a synagogue in the western city of Hagen with explosives, news agency dpa said. ...
Sep 16, 2021
On the campaign trail, new COVID rules in Alberta : In The News for Sept. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 16, 2021
Another minority looks likely but it could be very different from the last one
OTTAWA - Canadians have chosen minority governments in four of the last six federal elections and Monday's vote seems likely to produce a fifth. Whether it will be a Liberal or Conservative minority i...
Sep 16, 2021
Critics say federal Conservatives dodging questions on coal mining in Alberta Rockies
EDMONTON - The Conservative Party of Canada is not saying if an Erin O'Toole-led government would keep measures supported by the two other main parties that would increase scrutiny of open-pit coal mi...
Sep 16, 2021
Federal campaigns need to pull out all the stops to get supporters to polls
OTTAWA - Whether he's vibing to booty-shaking beats on TikTok, wandering an orange-spangled island oasis on Nintendo Switch or even staring down at crowds from a giant projection on the side of a buil...
Sep 16, 2021
Federal NDP candidate drops out after antisemitic post, shakes up N.S. riding race
HALIFAX - The race for the northern Nova Scotia riding of Cumberland-Colchester has been shaken up days ahead of Monday's election after the NDP's 18-year-old candidate dropped out over an antisemitic...
Sep 16, 2021
O'Toole vow to 'never challenge' provincial laws echoes Harper's approach to premiers
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has vowed to "never challenge" provincial laws, a sweeping statement that carries broad implications and marks a sharp break from the Liberal tack as the fede...
Sep 16, 2021
