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Police watchdog reviews motorcycle crash
A motorcycle crash in Kelowna earlier this week is under investigation by B.C.'s police watchdog.The Independent Investigations Office is reviewing police actions in an incident where a man suffered s...
Apr 18, 2024
US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the ...
Apr 18, 2024
Former NHL star Jaromir Jagr scores in his first game since turning 52
KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) - Jaromir Jagr returned to action Thursday for the first time since turning 52 and immediately scored as he surpassed legend Gordie Howe to become the oldest player taking ...
Apr 18, 2024
The Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the West
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars have quite an age gap. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20 years old, and was a teenager for most of the playoffs last year. On the other end for the Western Confe...
Apr 18, 2024
Rod Brind'Amour aimed to build a perennial contender. He's made the Carolina Hurricanes exactly that
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Rod Brind'Amour remembers those early days as a first-time head coach for a franchise that had gone nearly a decade without reaching the playoffs. He realizes now just how muc...
Apr 18, 2024
Vernon marking Earth Day by launching tree voucher program & sustainability grants
The City of Vernon will celebrate Earth Day next week by rolling out two green initiatives.On Monday, April 22, applications will open for both the 2024 sustainability grants and the tree voucher prog...
Apr 18, 2024
NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah, at least initially, until a long-term name is determined. "We'll start with Utah on the jersey and we'll figure out the logo a...
Apr 18, 2024
Senators captain Tkachuk frustrated as Ottawa misses playoffs again
OTTAWA - Senators captain Brady Tkachuk didn't mince words when talking about Ottawa missing the NHL playoffs for a seventh straight season. "I'm sick and tired of losing," Tkachuk said Thursday as th...
Apr 18, 2024
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and ho...
Apr 18, 2024
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and ho...
Apr 18, 2024
