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Raj Saini stands to gain $93,000 payoff — but no pension — after standing down
OTTAWA - Raj Saini stands to walk away with a $93,000 "golden goodbye" after standing down as a Liberal candidate. The former MP for Kitchener Centre stepped down after facing allegations that he hara...
Sep 13, 2021
Water project will cause traffic disruption on Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon
A portion of Pleasant Valley Road will be closed Wednesday (Sept. 15) to motorists for the installation of a water service.Pleasant Valley Road will only be accessible to local traffic between Silver ...
Sep 13, 2021
Staff, supplies lacking at Résidence Herron before the pandemic, Quebec coroner hears
MONTREAL - A nurse told a Quebec coroner's inquest today that a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens of people died during the first wave of COVID-19 was understaffed and lacked proper equip...
Sep 13, 2021
Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter
OTTAWA - David Lepofsky was not able to mark his choice independently on the mail-in ballot Elections Canada sent to him because he is blind. He opted to not vote in person with his wife because she h...
Sep 13, 2021
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say family of six dead in camper fire in rural Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Six members of a family have died in a fire Sunday evening in a travel trailer in rural Nova Scotia. The RCMP say firefighters were called to Mountain Road in Millvale, N.S., Sunday evening ...
Sep 13, 2021
Survivors of 2006 Dawson College shooting urge voters not to pick Conservatives
MONTREAL - Survivors and families of victims of the 2006 Dawson College shooting are warning voters against picking the Conservatives in the Sept. 20 federal election. The appeal comes on the 15th ann...
Sep 13, 2021
Singh criticizes Trudeau's "broken promises" on drinking water for First Nations
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says no excuse is acceptable for the Liberals' failure to deliver on their 2015 promise to lift all drinking water advisories in First Nations communitie...
Sep 13, 2021
Vernon charity director fundraising to reduce world hunger one garden at a time
A Vernon resident will be running around the North BX Hills over the next week as his part for an upcoming fundraiser aimed at reducing poverty.James Woller, executive director of the charity Thrive F...
Sep 13, 2021
Employment rate for Okanagan reaches pre-pandemic levels
The employment rate for the economic region has reached a level that hasn't been seen in nearly two years.The unadjusted figures from Statistics Canada that represents the percentage of residents that...
Sep 13, 2021
Vax passport officially launches as Nanaimo businesses navigate newest challenge
NANAIMO - Monday marks the first day of B.C.'s vaccine passport program.Announced in late August, the passport is a QR-code based system to show a proof of vaccination against COVID-19 allowing access...
Sep 13, 2021
