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Polson Park naturalization work still on schedule
The Vernon Creek Naturalization project at Polson Park remains on track to be completed this fall.A city staff report said the work at the park in downtown Vernon was progressing, with recent work inc...
Sep 13, 2025

Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb lead nominations ahead of Canadian country music awards
KELOWNA - Breakout country singer Josh Ross and "American Idol" star Cameron Whitcomb are the leading nominees as the Canadian Country Music Association hands out its annual hardware tonight in Kelown...
Sep 13, 2025

What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?
OTTAWA - Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the...
Sep 13, 2025

What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?
OTTAWA - Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to designate a gang tied to India as a terrorist organization. The federal Conservatives plan to press the government on the...
Sep 13, 2025

RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew 'most interesting' Canadian secrets: documents
OTTAWA - The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector I...
Sep 13, 2025

'There's something strange in the pumpkin fields.' Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON - The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. "It's sure been a spook...
Sep 13, 2025

Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025

Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025

Some evacuation alerts lift, but BC Wildfire Service says season isn't over
Multiple evacuation alerts have been lifted for wildfires around British Columbia in recent days, though fire officials say warm and dry weather is set to resume in the coming week, meaning the land r...
Sep 12, 2025

Vernon's new roundabout nearly complete
Significant progress has been made on the new traffic control measure in the Foothills neighbourhood.A city staff report said the pavement work has been completed for the new roundabout at the interse...
Sep 12, 2025

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