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The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP has joined other detachments around B.C. to partner on a bike theft prevention program.The 529 Garage app - which can be accessed online or on a smartphone - is a bike r...

It's back for its 120th year. The Armstrong IPE opened the gates to the public Wednesday, and people of all ages were eager to enjoy the festivities. Vernon Matters took to the fairgrounds to find out...

NEW YORK - MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he made an "error in judgment" in reporting a story about President Donald Trump's finances based on a single source. O'Donnell's tweet on Wednesday came aft...

CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett's PR team says "every iota" of his account of being the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in Chicago is supported by police evidence despite police repeatedly saying it was...

WASHINGTON - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) is dropping out of the presidential race. The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campa...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is saying no to some parents who want to pull their children out of classrooms taught by teachers wearing religious symbols. About 50 parents signed an op...

MONTREAL - A pilot project that analyzed wastewater in five major urban centres suggests Canadians' may use drugs differently depending on which city they call home. For example, the an...

The biggest names in Canadian women's hockey will play in a series of games organized by their union in an effort to push their game forward. The "Dream Gap Tour" announced Wednesday by the Profe...

MONTREAL - Nestawedjat, a wealthy, married "lady of the house," died in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes sometime around 700 BC. Some 2,700 years too late to save her, she was brough...

LOS ANGELES - Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development about America's first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said ...