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Silver Star Road to be partially closed for roundabout work
A section of the southbound lane of Silver Star Road will be closed for a day to accommodate work on Vernon's new traffic control measure.The lane will be closed at the intersection of Tillicum Road f...
Aug 15, 2025

Trump arrives for pivotal summit with Putin in Alaska that could reshape the war in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for a pivotal summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations ...
Aug 15, 2025

B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...
Aug 15, 2025

Power restored after morning outage in West Kelowna
An early morning power outage left thousands in West Kelowna and along Westside Road without electricity Friday.BC Hydro reported the outage began at 4:51 a.m. and was caused by an object coming into ...
Aug 15, 2025

B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...
Aug 15, 2025

Splatsin says new home building program will serve people across the province
The Splatsin First Nation believes its new initiative will help people throughout Canada and address the housing crisis.The Splatsin Homes initiative was launched Aug. 8, and will see pre-fabricated h...
Aug 15, 2025

Construction set to begin on Mission Creek Greenway in Scenic Canyon
Trail users in Scenic Canyon will see construction crews in action along the Mission Creek Greenway starting Monday, Aug. 18.A streambank protection project will take place near the Hollywood Road Sou...
Aug 15, 2025

Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after long corruption probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation. Cantrell's lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press...
Aug 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar
SECHELT - The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on...
Aug 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar
SECHELT - The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on...
Aug 15, 2025

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