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EDMONTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer touted his plan for a national energy corridor Saturday, pitching it not only as a way to benefit the struggling oil-and-gas sector, but also the environme...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are looking to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors in the latest round of pre-season cuts. The club announced Monday that Baertschi has been placed on waive...

NEW YORK - Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. NFL Vice-President of footbal...

HALIFAX - It will likely be weeks before it's known what killed a North Atlantic right whale whose badly decomposed carcass was found this month off Long Island, N.Y. Phillip Hamilton, a research...

EDMONTON - In an off-season of change for the Edmonton Oilers, the most significant news came last Tuesday when captain Connor McDavid was deemed fit to play in his first exhibition game. McDavid...

We are so fortunate to have folk legend Martin Simpson here in Vernon on October 15. He is one of the best, most revered, guitar players in the world. He's recorded 21 solo albums since 1976. He has h...

NEW YORK - The whistleblower at Cambridge Analytica, the data-mining firm linked to using social media for targeted political ads, has a book deal. Christopher Wylie's "Mindf(asterisk)ck: Cambridge An...

The Okanagan Artists of Canada annual Art Show and Sale - Look for the Famous Forgeries, will be Sunday, October 20 from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Paddlewheel Park Hall.See the poster for details...

VANCOUVER - After bolstering their ranks with some veteran talent over the summer, the Vancouver Canucks have set their sights on returning to the playoffs. Whether they make it will depend on th...

OTTAWA - The group responsible for producing two televised leaders' debates says the events will focus on five distinct issues, with some variation between the French and English events. The English e...