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Activist Greta Thunberg attends 'post-election climate strike' in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg attended a climate rally in Vancouver on Friday when 15 young people announced their plans to sue the federal government because of the impac...
Oct 25, 2019
With playoff fate set, Alouettes expected to rest some starters against Ticats
MONTREAL - A watered-down Alouettes roster going up against the league-best Tiger-Cats is evidence that Montreal is slowly shifting its attention to the CFL playoffs. As much as they want to prove the...
Oct 25, 2019
N.S. government to return to talks with Crowns, as controversial law paused
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government today held off on enacting legislation that would have forced striking Crowns back to work, promising to return to the neg...
Oct 25, 2019
US budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years
WASHINGTON - The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged to $984.4 billion, its highest point in seven years, and is widely expected to top the $1 trillion mark in coming years. The 26% surge ...
Oct 25, 2019
Knights appeal rejected
An appeal by the North Okanagan Knights to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has been denied by the league.The team had four wins removed from the standings due to using an ineligible pl...
Oct 25, 2019
Quebec hopes Trump administration lawsuit doesn't force California out of carbon market
MONTREAL - The Trump administration won't slow down Quebec's progress on reducing carbon emissions, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday following news that California is being sued for w...
Oct 25, 2019
Alberta to reduce spending by 3 per cent, but no cuts to health, education
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will cut program spending by close to three per cent in Thursday's provincial budget. But Kenney, in a TV address Wednesday night, reiterate...
Oct 25, 2019
Jeers for Harvey Weinstein at NYC actors showcase
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was mocked from the stage and jeered by attendees at a New York City actors showcase - a rare public appearance ahead of his January rape trial. A comedian at Wednesday's "...
Oct 25, 2019
Flu season has arrived: Time to get your shot
It's that time of year again -- time to get your flu shot.Interior Health has launched its annual campaign to encourage people to get immunized.The flu is a sometimes serious and even deadly infection...
Oct 25, 2019
Driver fined for crash north of Vernon
A driver was issued fines after a single vehicle crash on Highway 97 north of Vernon Thursday morning.RCMP say a southbound vehicle failed to stay right and hit the centre median around 10:30 a.m. nea...
Oct 25, 2019

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