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Vernon Jazz Club fall season begins in September
The local jazz club will host a number of performances over the coming months.The Vernon Jazz Club will open the 2025 Jazz Fall Season with a performance by Penny Shades on Saturday, Sept. 6.Penny Sha...
Aug 28, 2025
In the news today: Ottawa silent on U.S. sanctions, new Canadian training for Ukraine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa silent on Trump sanctioning Canadian judge Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washin...
Aug 28, 2025
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...
Aug 28, 2025
Future of Sport in Canada Commission to deliver first report on athlete safety gaps
OTTAWA - Canada will get its first look today at a national report examining how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport, and where protections for athletes are falling short. The Future of Sport ...
Aug 28, 2025
Law advocates slam Ottawa for silence on Trump sanctioning Canadian ICC judge
OTTAWA - Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug...
Aug 28, 2025
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...
Aug 28, 2025
Russian attack kills 3 and injures 12 in Ukraine's capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital early Thursday killed at least three people and injured 12, local authorities said. Among the dead was a 14-year-old c...
Aug 27, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week
BEIJING (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, North Korean and Chinese state media said Thursday. China will...
Aug 27, 2025
Daniil Medvedev is fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct and racket abuse for US Open outburst
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the U.S. Open on Wednesday - more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money - for his meltdown during a first-round loss after...
Aug 27, 2025
Canada Post urges union to revisit offers, says gap between parties is 'substantial'
OTTAWA - Canada Post is urging the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to revisit its offers after meeting at the bargaining table Wednesday. The Crown corporation says the union has "maintained or harde...
Aug 27, 2025
