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Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won the most votes Wednesday in the Dutch election with a landslide margin, according to an exit poll, putting him in line to...
Nov 22, 2023
B.C. opposition parties heat up climate debate with attacks on NDP's plans
VICTORIA - Climate change has become a hot button political issue in British Columbia with opposition parties launching election-style attacks on the New Democrat government's clean climate policies. ...
Nov 22, 2023
Canada's Grewal turns professional to go to LPGA Tour's Q-School Stage 3
Savannah Grewal is just trying to drink in this moment. Grewal, from Mississauga, Ont., will officially become a professional golfer next week when she enters the third stage of the LPGA Tour's qualif...
Nov 22, 2023
Canadian Triple Crown kicks off Aug. 17 with King's Plate at Woodbine
TORONTO - The drive to the Canadian Triple Crown will begin in August at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment announced Wednesday the $1-million King's Plate, the opening leg of the Triple Crown...
Nov 22, 2023
Police, Senate investigating threat over carbon pricing bill: Senate leader
OTTAWA - Two members of the Independent Senators Group say police and Senate security are investigating a threat that forced one of them to leave her home last weekend, following a social-media post t...
Nov 22, 2023
FBI confirms explosion at Canada-U.S. Rainbow Bridge border crossing in New York
WASHINGTON - Four of the busiest border crossing points between Canada and the United States are closed after a vehicle exploded at a U.S. checkpoint in Niagara Falls. The FBI confirmed it is investig...
Nov 22, 2023
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said...
Nov 22, 2023
Quebec court orders pause to ratification of McGill student union pro-Palestine vote
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has issued an order temporarily blocking a McGill University student society from moving forward with a pro-Palestine policy approved in a recent referendum. The order...
Nov 22, 2023
Latest closure on Highway 97 near Summerland on Friday
Highway 97 will be closed near Summerland for 90 minutes on Friday (Nov. 24)The latest closure is needed for blasting at the rockslide site between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park from 1...
Nov 22, 2023
Two arrested in North Okanagan traffic stop
A man wanted on warrants, and a prohibited driver, were arrested following a traffic stop in Enderby.At approximately 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP stopped a vehicle for a dr...
Nov 22, 2023
